Milang railway line

Milang railway line
Overview
System	South Australian Railways
Status	Closed
Termini	Sandergrove Milang
Continues from	Victor Harbor line
Operation
Opened	17 December 1914
Closed	17 June 1970
Operator(s)	South Australian Railways
Technical
Line length	13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 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
Established	1991
Location	South Australia
Use	Hiking
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	requires crossing fences using stiles
Sights	Wildflowers and wildlife
Surface	natural
Right of way	Milang railway line
Website	http://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.