Outtrim railway line

The Outtrim railway line is a closed railway situated in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It was a 6-mile (10 km) branch of the former South Gippsland railway (also known as Great Southern Railway) and connected with the main line near Korumburra railway station. The line was primarily built to allow the exploitation of black coal deposits in the Outtrim area.

Outtrim
Overview
Status	Dismantled line
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1892–1959)
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Korumburra Outtrim
Continues from	Port Albert line
Former connections	Port Albert line
Stations	4 former stations 1 proposed station 8 former siding
Service
Type	Former Victorian regional service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1892–1959)
History
Commenced	28 October 1892 (1892-10-28)
Opened	Korumburra to Coal Creek on 28 October 1892 (1892-10-28) Jumbunna Junction to Jumbunna on 7 May 1894 (1894-05-07) Strezlecki Junction to Strezlecki Siding on 1 June 1894 (1894-06-01) Jumbunna to Outtrim on 5 February 1896 (1896-02-05)
Completed	5 February 1896 (1896-02-05)
Closed	Austral Siding to Strezlecki Siding on 19 June 1911 (1911-06-19) Strezlecki Junction to Austral Siding on 10 May 1951 (1951-05-10) Jumbunna to Outtrim on 4 September 1951 (1951-09-04) Jumbunna Junction to Jumbunna on 30 September 1953 (1953-09-30) Korumburra to Coal Creek on 15 April 1959 (1959-04-15)
Technical
Line length	15.240 km (9.47 mi) Korumburra to ... Outrim: 10.522 km (6.54 mi) Coal Creek Siding: 1.728 km (1.07 mi) Strezlecki Siding: 4.897 km (3.04 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Route map Legend km South Gippsland line to Dandenong 110.80 Korumburra South Gippsland line to Port Albert South Gippsland Highway 111.44 Jumbunna Junction 112.08 Strezlecki Junction ? | 112.53 Korumburra & Jeetho Siding | Coal Creek Siding ? | 112.82 Silkstone Siding | Wynne's Siding Newcastle (Planned) New Extended Siding 113.54 Austral Siding South Gippsland Highway 115.54 Strezlecki Siding 117.33 Jumbunna 119.23 Jumbynna Coal Coy Siding 120.01 Outtrim North 121.06 Outtrim km This diagram: view talk edit

History

The line was opened in two stages; from Korumburra to Jumbunna on 7 May 1894, and from Jumbunna to Outtrim on 5 February 1896. On 28 October 1892 a short 1-mile (2 km) branch to the Coal Creek coalfield was opened, connecting with the Outtrim line just south of Korumburra station.^[1]

The Outtrim line was closed in two stages; on 4 September 1951 from Jumbunna to Outtrim, and on 1 October 1953 from Jumbunna to Korumburra.^[1] The closure came at a time when the Victorian government was closing many short branch lines throughout the state.

The Jumbunna railway embankment^[2] and viaduct^[3] are listed in the Victorian Heritage Inventory.

Station histories

Station	Opened[4]	Closed[4]	Age	Notes
Korumburra	2 June 1891 || 15 December 1994 || data-sort-value=37,816 | 103 years
	15 December 1994 || 16 January 2016 || data-sort-value=7,702 | 21 years	Tourist service
Coal Creek Siding	28 October 1892 || 15 April 1959 || data-sort-value=24,274 | 66 years
Korumburra & Jeetho Siding	?	?	?
Silkstone Siding	?	?	?	Never fully built
Wynne's Siding	?	?	?
Newcastle	-	-	-	Planned, never built
New Extended Siding	?	?	?	Formerly Sunbeam Collieries Siding
Austral Siding	?	10 May 1951	?	Formerly Black Diamond
Strezlecki Siding	1 June 1894 || 19 June 1911 || data-sort-value=6,226 | 17 years
Jumbunna	7 May 1894 || 30 September 1953 || data-sort-value=21,695 | 59 years
Jumbynna Coal Co Siding	5 February 1896 || June 1952 || data-sort-value=20,590 | 56 years
Outtrim North	5 February 1896 || 4 September 1951 || data-sort-value=20,299 | 55 years
Outtrim	5 February 1896 || 4 September 1951 || data-sort-value=20,299 | 55 years

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Victoria
• Rail transport in Australia
• Transport in Australia

References

1. Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
2. "Jumbunna Railway Embankment, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8021-0042". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
3. "Jumbunna Railway Line Viaduct, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8021-0041". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
4. "Vicsig – Outtrim line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 July 2024.