Walhalla railway line

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Walhalla
Excursion train crossing Thomson River (Victoria) ca 1910
Overview
StatusTourist railway
LocaleGippsland
Termini
  • Moe
  • Walhalla
History
Commenced1904
Opened1908[1]: 18 [2] 3 May 1910[3]
Completed1910
Closed25 June 1954
ReopenedApril 1994
Technical
Line length26.5 miles (42.6 km)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Route map

Legend
km
 distance from Southern Cross station
Gippsland line at Moe station
134.87
 Gooding
Temporary Station Site
Siding
Tyers River
146.61
 Gould
153.90
 Moondarra
156.33
 Watson
Collins Siding
also branched off to Tyers Valley Tramway
159.57
 Erica
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
 Knott's Siding
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
 O'Shea and Bennett's Siding
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
 Murie
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
 Platina
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
 Thomson
Winter Platform*
Cascade Bridge Halt*
Happy Creek*
Walhalla
Asterisks (*) refer to stations or stopping places built during the reconstruction of the Walhalla Tourist railway
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The Walhalla railway line was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The line ran from Moe to the former gold-mining town and popular tourist destination of Walhalla. Construction began in 1904. The line closed in sections from 1944 to 1954.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Anchen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MR. BENT AT WALHALLA. EXPERIENCES ON THE WAY". The Argus. No. 19, 249. Victoria, Australia. 28 March 1908. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "WALHALLA RAILWAY". The Argus. No. 19, 900. Victoria, Australia. 3 May 1910. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.