Pinnaroo railway line, Victoria

Pinnaroo railway line (Victoria)
Overview
Status out of service
Termini Ouyen
Pinnaroo
Operation
Opened 25 June 1912 (1912-06-25)
Closed 4 October 2007 (2007-10-04)
Technical
Track gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Route map
Legend
Mildura line
Change At Ouyen station
Galah
Walpeup
Torrita
Underbool
Linga
Boinka
Tutye
Cowangie
Murrayville
Carina
Panitya
State border
Pinnaroo

The Pinnaroo Line serviced the agricultural districts of the Mallee for the freight of grain, although there were periods of passenger travel on the line in previous years (the last passenger service between Ouyen and Pinnaroo being in 1968).

The railway line was the means to open up the agricultural lands with the supply of goods and services from rural centres sustaining the remote area. It was completed from Ouyen to Murrayville in 1912 and extended to Pinnaroo in 1915. In 1996 The line stopped at Panitya due to gauge conversion at the state border. [1] It was booked out of service on 4 October 2007.[2]

References

  1. "Ouyen-Pinnaroo Railway Line" (PDF). VRHistory.
  2. "Panitya Line". VICSIG. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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