Rutherglen railway station, Victoria
Rutherglen | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Line(s) | Wahgunyah |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Opened | 29 January 1897 |
| Closed | 10 April 1978 |
Rutherglen is a closed station on the Wahgunyah railway line, located in the town of Rutherglen, in Victoria, Australia.
The Wahgunyah railway line was opened as a whole from Springhurst to Wahgunyah in 1879. The passenger service was withdrawn on 13 April 1962, the last branch line mixed train to operate in Victoria. A crossover between No. 2 and 3 tracks was abolished in 1973.[1] The station officially closed on 10 April 1978.[2]
Services were suspended in 1995, with the line practically closed. The 'Green Trail Associates Group' operated a trolley service over the line between Wahgunyah and Rutherglen for a number of years, known as the 'Stringybark Express - Lil Red Postal Motor'. In 2002, the line was handed back to the Victorian Government by lease holder Freight Australia,[3] and in 2006, it was announced that the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail would be built along the closed line, with 9 kilometres of trail.
References
- ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
- ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 64.
- ^ Vicsig - Rutherglen
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhurst | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Wahgunyah line | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Wahgunyah |
| List of closed railway stations in Victoria | ||||
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