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Milang railway line
Overview
StatusClosed
Termini
Continues fromVictor Harbor line
Service
SystemSouth Australian Railways
Operator(s)South Australian Railways
History
Opened17 December 1914
Closed17 June 1970
Technical
Line length13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

Legend
Milang railway line
Victor Harbor line to Mount Barker
Sandergrove (closed 1973)
Victor Harbor line to Victor Harbor
Tucker Road
Unnamed waterway
Dry Plains Road
Nurragi
Nurragi Road
Punkulda (siding)
Finniss-Milang Road
Landseer Road
McDonald Street
Daronda Terrace
Milang

The Milang railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It opened on 17 December 1914 from a junction with the Victor Harbor line at Sandergrove to Milang. The last passenger service ran 30 November 1968 with the line closed on 17 June 1970.[1][2]

Nurragi Conservation Reserve

Nurragi Conservation Reserve
LocationSouth Australia
Established1991
UseHiking
Difficultyrequires crossing fences using stiles
SightsWildflowers and wildlife
Surfacenatural
Right of wayMilang railway line
Websitehttp://www.nationaltrust.org.au/sa/nurragi-conservation-reserve

The route's remnant bushland has been preserved under a native vegetation heritage agreement known as the Nurragi Conservation Reserve.[3] The reserve provides a wildlife corridor between the Mount Lofty Ranges and Lake Alexandrina.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Along the Line - Strathalbyn to Sandergrove". SteamRanger. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 54. ISBN 0 909650 49 7.
  3. ^ "Nurragi Conservation Reserve - Trail Description". Rail Trails Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Nurragi Conservation Reserve". Australian Council of National Trusts. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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