Mildura railway line
Railway line in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
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Mildura | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Yelta |
Status | Operational |
Owner | VicTrack |
Locale | Victoria, Australia |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Services | Maryborough |
Operator(s) | Passenger: V/Line Freight: Pacific National |
History | |
Commenced | 1874 (1874) |
Completed | 1903 (1903) |
Closed for gauge conversion | August 2017 (Yelta-Maryborough) |
Reopened | February 2018 (Yelta-Maryborough) |
Technical | |
Line length | 474.4 km (294.8 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge |
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Old gauge | 1,600mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge (Maryborough-Yelta) |
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The line is primarily utilised by freight services. V/Line passenger services also operate on the line between Maryborough and Ballarat.