Rushworth railway line

Rushworth railway line, Victoria
Line details
Commenced	1 September 1890[1]
Opened	1 September 1890
Completed	26 August 1914
Closed	12 October 1987
Fate	Closed
Length	39.288 km (24.412 mi)
Stations	7
Tracks	Single track
Former connections	Stanhope line at Rushworth
Rail transport in Victoria
List of stations Closed railways

Melbourne-Rushworth rail ticket 1978

The Rushworth line was a short branch line used predominantly for grain traffic which branched off the Goulbourn Valley Line at Murchison East with trains having to reverse when travelling from Melbourne to Colbinabbin. The line like many others closed in the late 1980s.^[2]

Rushworth railway line[1]
Legend Shepparton line at Murchison East Station Murchison Hammond Waranga Rushworth Girgarre line Erwen Wanalta Colbinabbin

References

1. "Infrastructure - Line Data Colbinabbin Line". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
2. "Colbinabbin Line". Retrieved 3 June 2013.