Kulwin railway line, Victoria

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Kulwin railway line, Victoria

Line details
Opened	1883
Completed	1920
Fate	Freight only line
Tracks	1
Used by	Pacific National, El Zorro
Service pattern	Grain to Wycheproof, Sea Lake
Rail transport in Victoria
Closed railways

The Kulwin railway line is located in north-western Victoria, Australia. It junctions from the Robinvale line at Korong Vale and only sees usage by freight trains.

[edit] History

The line was opened from Korong Vale to Wycheproof in 1883, and extended to Sea Lake in 1893, to Nandally in 1914, Mittyack in 1919, and Kulwin in 1920.^[1] Access to the line was originally from the Bendigo line via Bridgewater, until the opening of the Dunolly to Inglewood route to the Mildura line in 1888.

The last regular passenger service on the line ran from Bendigo to Sea Lake on May 7, 1977 and was operated by a DERM.^[2] In April 2008 it was announced that the Korong Vale - Charlton section of the line would be upgraded as part of the Victorian core grain network, in a $23.7 million package with 6 other lines.^[3]

[edit] Stations

The list below provides some known stations along the line, not all

Korong Vale
Charlton, Closed
Wycheproof, Closed
Berriwillock, Closed
Sea Lake, Closed
Kulwin, Demolished

[edit] References

^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail: pages 71–76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
^ 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.