Everything about Bendigo Railway Line Victoria totally explained
The
Bendigo railway line is a regional
railway in
Victoria,
Australia. It continues from the
Sunbury greater-metropolitan line. It has 11
stations. The line was upgraded as part of the
Regional Fast Rail project between 2005 and 2006.
History
The line from
Spencer Street to
Sunbury was extended to
Woodend and
Kyneton in 1861 and
Castlemaine and
Bendigo in 1862.
Branch lines
A branch line was opened from
Clarkefield (north of Sunbury) to
Lancefield in the 1881. This line closed in 1956.
A branch was opened from
Carlsruhe (between Woodend and Kyneton) to
Daylesford in 1880. This line was closed in 1978. Part of this line, between Daylesford and
Bullarto is now operated by the
Daylesford Spa Country Railway as a tourist railway. This line was connected with a line from
Ballarat in 1887.
A branch line was built between
Redesdale Junction (north of Kyneton) and Redesdale by 1900. It was closed in the 1950s.
The
Maldon branch line was opened from Castlemaine to
Maldon in 1884 and
Shelbourne in 1891, although the railway had originally been planned to run to
Laanecoorie. The line from Maldon to Shelbourne was closed in 1969 due to bush fire damage. The branch line closed in 1976. The
Victorian Goldfields Railway has restored the line and operates trains between Castlemaine and Maldon.
A branch line was built from Bendigo to
Heathcote in 1888 and connected to a line from
Kilmore in 1890. The Bendigo - Heathcote line closed in 1958.
The Heathcote Junction to Heathcote branch was closed in November 1968.
Echuca line
The Bendigo line was extended to
Elmore and
Echuca in 1864 and across the
Murray River to connect with the private
Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company from
Moama to
Barnes and
Deniliquin in 1876. This company was taken over by Victorian Railways in 1923.
A branch line was built from Elmore to
Cohuna in 1910 and it was closed in the 1980s.
A branch line was built from Barnes to
Moulamein and
Balranald in 1926. The Moulamein - Balranald section was closed in the 1980s.
In 1996 the passenger service to Echuca was reinstated for the first time since 1983, when a twice-weekly service from Bendigo was started. Since 2007, there's one train to/from Melbourne on weekdays and two on weekends, with the train speed between Bendigo and Echuca limited to 80 km/h.
Swan Hill line
The
Swan Hill line was built from
Eaglehawk (just north of Bendigo on the line to Inglewood) to
Raywood in 1882,
Mitiamo in 1883,
Kerang in 1884,
Swan Hill in 1890,
Piangil in 1915,
Kooloonong by 1920 and
Yungara in the 1920s. The Kooloonong - Yungara was closed in the 1950s and the Piangil - Kooloonong section was closed in the 1980s.
A branch line was built from Kerang to
Murrabit in 1924 and
Stony Crossing, New South Wales (originally called Poonboon) in 1928 under an agreement with New South Wales. No passenger services were carried on the section beyond Murrabit after 1932 and it was closed about 1943. Passenger services ceased to Murrabit in 1941 and the branch line closed altogether in 1961.
The
Kerang to Koondrook branch line was built in 1889 and closed in the 1980s.
Robinvale line
The
Robinvale line was opened from Bendigo to
Inglewood in 1876,
Korong Vale in 1882,
Boort in 1883,
Quambatook in 1894,
Ultima in 1900,
Chillingolah in 1909,
Manangatang in 1914,
Annuello in 1921 and
Robinvale in 1924. This line currently only handles grain trains.
Victorian Railways commenced construction of a railway to Koorakee and Lette in New South Wales in 1924, but this railway was never completed. The
Murray River bridge between Robinvale and
Euston was instead converted to a road bridge. A new road bridge is currently being built to replace it and the old bridge will be demolished on its completion. A short branch line was built from
Wedderburn Junction (south of Korong Vale) to Wedderburn in the 1880s and it was closed in the 1980s.
There is currently no passenger service on this line.
Kulwin line
The
Kulwin line was opened from Korong Vale to
Wycheproof in 1883,
Sea Lake in 1895,
Nandaly in 1914,
Mittyack in 1919 and
Kulwin in 1919.
This line currently only handles grain trains. Until late 2006, rural rail network lessee Pacific National had mothballed the Mittyack to Kulwin section but this has been recently re-opened to traffic despite the poor grain harvest. There hasn't been passenger service on this line since before 1984.
Line guide
V/Line passenger services operate along the Bendigo line. Some services continue beyond Bendigo as the
Swan Hill and
Echuca lines.
During
peak hour some services terminate at Sunbury or Kyneton stations. Passengers on the inner section of the line are permitted to use
Metcard tickets to access the services, with this section marked as the
Sunbury line on suburban network maps.
Bold stations are termini,
italic stations are staffed at least part time (this has been confirmed).
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