Shepparton railway line, Victoria
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The Shepparton line (also known as the Tocumwal line) is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. It branches off the Albury-Wodonga railway line at Seymour and has 4 passenger stations up to Shepparton.
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[edit] History
The Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company opened the first section of the Shepparton railway line from North Melbourne to Essendon in 1860. Following its take over by the Victorian Government in 1867, the line was extended to Tallarook and Mangalore in 1872. This line was completed to Albury in 1883 (see Albury-Wodonga line).
A line was built from Mangalore to Toolamba and Shepparton in 1880 and extended to Numurkah in 1881, Strathmerton in 1905 and connecting with the New South Wales Government Railways at Tocumwal at a break-of-gauge in 1908.
The passenger service from Numurkah north to Cobram was withdrawn on April 24, 1981 but was restored on August 14, 1983.[1] The service from Melbourne to Shepparton then to Cobram was again withdrawn on August 21 1993, with Hoys Roadlines taking control of the train as far as Shepparton from August 22;[1] hiring locomotives, carriages and train crews from V/Line. This arrangement remained until 2004.
There have been calls for the line to be standardised as part of the proposed Melbourne to Brisbane 'Inland Railway'. In April 2008 it was announced that the Shepparton - Tocumwal section of the line would also be upgraded, as part of the Victorian core grain network in a $23.7 million package with 6 other lines.[2]
[edit] Branch lines
A branch line was subsequently built from Murchison East to Rushworth and Colbinabbin, with a branch from Rushworth to Stanhope. A line was completed between Toolamba and Echuca in 1887.
A short branch line was opened from Shepparton to Dookie in 1888. A private tramway was opened between Dookie and Katamatite in 1890, and was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1896. [3]. Another short branch line was opened from Strathmerton to Cobram in 1888.
[edit] Line guide
The Shepparton line is served by daily V/Line services from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. V/Line Seymour line services also operate along the inner section of the line, and is a branch line from the North East railway.
Bold stations are termini, italic stations are staffed at least part time (this has been confirmed).
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail: pages 77–82. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ $43m to upgrade rail freight lines. business.theage.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Katamatite. Australian Places. Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
[edit] External links
- http://www.vline.com.au
- Official map
- Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website
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