Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line

Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line
The heritage listed Mukinbudin railway station
Overview
Owner	Public Transport Authority
Locale	Wheatbelt, Western Australia
Termini	Wyalkatchem Southern Cross (former) Mukinbudin (current)
Service
Operator(s)	Arc Infrastructure
History
Commenced	1910
Opened	22 July 1929 (1929-07-22)
Technical
Line length	253 km (157 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line Main locations 75km 50miles Southern Cross 5 Bullfinch 4 Mukinbudin 3 Bencubbin 2 Wyalkatchem 1
Route map Legend Goomalling to West Merredin railway line 0 Wyalkatchem 11 Gnuca 19 Nalkain 25 Cowcowing 32 Dukin 45 Koorda 57 Narkal 66 Gabbin 75 Mandiga 84 Bencubbin 88 Marshall Rock 97 Welbungin 112 Barbalin 121 Mukinbudin 129 Pope’s Hill 135 Lake Brown 150 Weira No. 1 Rabbit-proof fence 158 Campion 167 Warralakin 176 Warrachuppin 188 Boodarockin 200 Baladjie 205 Narla 217 Bullfinch 229 Perilya 236 Corinthian 253 Southern Cross Eastern Goldfields Railway This diagram: view talk edit

The Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line is a partially operational railway line, operated by Arc Infrastructure, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, once connecting Wyalkatchem with Southern Cross. Of the former 253-kilometre (157 mi) long railway, only the western part, the 121-kilometre (75 mi) long section from Wyalkatchem to Mukinbudin is still operational as the Wyalkatchem to Mukinbudin railway line.^[1][2][3][4]

At Wyalkatchem, the railway line connects to the Goomalling to West Merredin railway line, with only the Goomalling to Wyalkatchem section of this line still being operational. At Mukinbudin, the line now terminates while, in the past, it extended all the way to Southern Cross, where it connected to the Eastern Goldfields Railway.^[1][2][3]