Murwillumbah railway line

Murwillumbah line
Bridge at Mooball
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

North Coast line to Sydney
805
Casino
North Coast line to Brisbane
Old Casino
North Casino
Naughtons Gap
Bentley
Bungabbee
Fernside
Leycester
Cubawee
Tuncester
Lismore
North Lismore
Woodlawn College
Woodlawn
Bexhill
Eltham
Laureldale
Booyong Junction
The Halt
Tyumba
Nioka
Teven
Miroma
Ballina
Booyong
Nashua
Binna Burra
Bangalow
Talofa
St Helena
Byron Bay
Shirley Street crossing
Byron Beach
Kendal Street crossing
Belongil Creek Bridge
North Byron
Quarry Siding
Tyagarah
Myocum
Mullumbimby
Billinudgel
Yelgun
Crabbes Creek
Mooball
Burringbar
Upper Burringbar
Stokers
Dunbible
Murwillumbah
Condong

The Murwillumbah railway line is a mostly disused railway line in far north-eastern Northern Rivers New South Wales, Australia. The line ran from Casino to Lismore, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah, opening in 1894.[1] It is one of only two branches off the North Coast line, (the other being the Dorrigo line). Train services to the region ceased in May 2004. The line from Casino to Bentley and Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek was formally closed on 23 September 2020 to facilitate the construction of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.[2][3]

The Byron Bay Train operates over a short three kilometre section of the track in Byron Bay. It is widely considered to be the world's first solar-powered train.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 25" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Transport Administration Amendment (Closures of Railway Lines in Northern Rivers) Bill 2020". Parliament of New South Wales.
  3. ^ "Northern Rivers Rail Trail | The must-do experience in the region". Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The brainchild of a NSW millionaire, is this the world's first solar train?". ABC News. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.