Mirboo North railway line

Mirboo North
Overview
Status	Track dismantled along entire length, reservation excavated for coal operation between Morwell and Hazlewood, rail trail from Boolarra to Mirboo North.
Stations	5
Service
Type	V/Line passenger service
History
Commenced	1883
Opened	10 April 1885 (Morwell to Boolarra),[1] 8 September 1885 (Boolarra to Darlimurla),[1] 7 January 1886 (Darlimurla to Mirboo North).[1]
Completed	1886
Closed	24 June 1974 (Morwell to Mirboo North)[2]
Technical
Line length	32.19 km (20 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Route map Distances from Southern Cross km Gippsland line to Traralgon Morwell Gippsland line to Melbourne SECV Interconnecting Railway 149.85 Hazelwood 155.93 Yinnar Mirboo Coal Company 163.62 Boolarra 170.91 Darlimurla 176.58 Mirboo North km broad gauge 900 mm narrow gauge This diagram: view talk edit

The Mirboo North railway line was a country branch line in Victoria, Australia. It branched from the main Gippsland line at Morwell station, and opened in three stages from 1885 to 1886. The stations along the line were Hazelwood, Yinnar, Boolarra, Darlimurla and Mirboo North.

The line remained in continuous service until it was closed in 1974, although the passenger service ceased in 1968. The section between Boolarra and Mirboo North has been converted into the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.[3] Part of the former right-of-way between Morwell Junction and Hazelwood has been consumed by the coal mine for the Hazelwood power station.

Trestle bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla

Notes

1. Fiddian (1997), p. 161.
2. Fiddian (1997), p. 172.
3. "Grand Ridge Rail Trail – Trail Description". railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

References

• Fiddian, M (1997). "Trains, Tracks, Travellers".
• http://www.vrhistory.com/VRMaps/

Further reading

• "Grand Ridge Rail Trail: Railway History". grandridgerailtrail.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

External links

Media related to Mirboo North railway line at Wikimedia Commons