Mirboo North railway line

Mirboo North
Overview
StatusTrack dismantled along entire length, reservation excavated for coal operation between Morwell and Hazlewood, rail trail from Boolarra to Mirboo North.
Stations5
Service
TypeV/Line passenger service
History
Commenced1883
Opened10 April 1885 (Morwell to Boolarra),[1]

8 September 1885 (Boolarra to Darlimurla),[1]

7 January 1886 (Darlimurla to Mirboo North).[1]
Completed1886
Closed24 June 1974 (Morwell to Mirboo North)[2]
Technical
Line length32.19 km (20 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Route map

Distances from Southern Cross
km
Gippsland line to Traralgon
Morwell
Gippsland line to Melbourne
SECV Interconnecting Railway
149.85
Hazelwood
155.93
Yinnar
Mirboo Coal Company
163.62
Boolarra
170.91
Darlimurla
176.58
Mirboo North
km

The Mirboo North railway line was a country branch line in Victoria, Australia. It branched from the main Gippsland line at Morwell station, and opened in three stages from 1885 to 1886. The stations along the line were Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolarra, Darlimurla and Mirboo North.

The line remained in continuous service until it was closed in 1974, although the passenger service ceased in 1968. The section between Boolarra and Mirboo North has been converted into the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.[3] Part of the former right-of-way between Morwell Junction and Hazelwood has been consumed by the coal mine for the Hazelwood power station.

Trestle bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla
  1. ^ a b c Fiddian (1997), p. 161.
  2. ^ Fiddian (1997), p. 172.
  3. ^ "Grand Ridge Rail Trail – Trail Description". railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 5 September 2008.