Merredin to Yilliminning railway line

Merredin to Yilliminning railway line
A tree growing on the railway line at Kulin
Overview
StatusClosed
LocaleWheatbelt, Western Australia
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
History
Commenced1912
Opened16 March 1925 (1925-03-16)
Section 1 openedYilliminning to Kondinin: 15 March 1915 (1915-03-15)
Section 2 openedKondinin to Narembeen: 22 December 1917 (1917-12-22)
Section 3 openedNarembeen to Merredin: 16 March 1925 (1925-03-16)
Technical
Line length260 km (160 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Merredin to Yilliminning railway line
Main locations
Map
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150km
100miles
Narrogin
4
Narrogin
Yilliminning
3
Yilliminning
Kondinin
2
Kondinin
Merredin
1
Merredin
Route map

260
Merredin
244
Collgar
237
Norpa
228
Koonadgin
217
Tandagin
208
Muntadgin
203
Cramphorne
191
Wogarl
178
Wadderin
169
Narembeen
164
Emu Hill
156
Hedges
153
South Kumminin
144
Billericay
130
Bendering
122
Notting
118
Kondinin
104
Gnarming
95
Kulin
85
South Kulin
74
Jitarning
64
Traysurin
59
Dudinin
No. 2 Rabbit-proof fence
50
Harrismith
40
Tincurrin
32
Wedin
25
Toolibin
14
Noman’s Lake
0
Yilliminning

The Merredin to Yilliminning railway line was a railway line connecting Merredin to Yilliminning via Kondinin. Also known as the West Merredin to Yilliminning via Kondinin railway, it was 260 kilometres (160 mi) long. At its northern end, at Merredin, it connected to the Eastern Goldfields Railway while, at the southern terminus at Yilliminning, it connected to the Merredin to Narrogin railway line. From Yilliminning, this line continued to Narrogin, 23 kilometres (14 mi) further west, where the line intersected the Great Southern Railway.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 28 July 2024.