Mirboo North railway line

Mirboo North
Mirboo North
Overview
Status	Track dismantled along entire length, reservation excavated for coal operation between Morwell and Hazlewood, rail trail from Boolarra to Mirboo North.
Stations	5
Service
Type	V/Line passenger service
History
Commenced	1883
Opened	10 April 1885 (Morwell to Boolarra),; 8 September 1885 (Boolarra to Darlimurla),; 7 January 1886 (Darlimurla to Mirboo North).
Completed	1886
Closed	24 June 1974 (Morwell to Mirboo North)
Technical
Line length	32.19 km (20 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Route map
	Distances from Southern Cross station
	Legend
	Gippsland line
	at Morwell station
	SECV Interconnecting Railway
	narrow gauge Morwell–Yallourn

The Mirboo North railway line was a country branch line, in Victoria, Australia. The Mirboo North line branched from the main Gippsland line at Morwell station, and opened in 3 stages from 1885 to 1886. The main stops along the line were Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolarra, Darlimurla and Mirboo North.

Trestle bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla

It remained in continuous service until the entire line was closed in 1974. The section between Boolarra and Mirboo North has been converted into the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.^[3] Part of the right of way between Morwell junction and Hazelwood has been consumed by the coal mine.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Fiddian (1997), p. 161.
^ Fiddian (1997), p. 172.
^ "Grand Ridge Rail Trail - Trail Description". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

References

Fiddian, M (1997). "Trains, Tracks, Travellers".
http://www.vrhistory.com/VRMaps/

External links

Media related to Mirboo North railway line at Wikimedia Commons

[Fiddian_1997,_p._161-1] Fiddian (1997), p. 161.

[2] Fiddian (1997), p. 172.

[3] "Grand Ridge Rail Trail - Trail Description". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

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