Cohuna railway line

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Silos at the site of Hunter Station, 2021

Cohuna
Overview
Stations10
Service
Type Victorian Railways passenger and freight services
History
Opened10 November 1915 [1]
Closed1 March 1981: Diggora West—Cohuna
8 December 1986: Elmore—Diggora West [2]
Technical
Line length57 miles (92 km)
Number of tracks1
Route map

Contents

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Terminus: Elmore Station
Junction: Northern Line
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Hunter Station
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Warragamba Station (later renamed Diggora West)
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McColl Station
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Lockington Station
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Kotta Station
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Roslynmead Station
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Patho Station
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Gunbower Station
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Leitchville Station
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Keely Station
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Cohuna Station
Bendigo via Cohuna enthusiasts' tour ticket, 1979 Bendigo-Cohuna rail ticket 1979.jpg
Bendigo via Cohuna enthusiasts' tour ticket, 1979

The Cohuna railway line is a closed line in the north of Victoria, Australia. Branching off the Bendigo-Deniliquin line at Elmore, it ran north-west to its terminus at Cohuna.

History

The line was authorised by the 1912 Elmore to Cohuna Railway Construction Act, [3] and was officially opened on 10 November 1915. [1]

Stations

All stations on the branch opened with the line on 10 November 1915. Stations on the section from Diggora Wast to Cohuna closed with that part of the line on 1 March 1981. The section from Elmore to Diggora West was closed on 8 December 1986. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to ‘62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 284.
  2. 1 2 "Cohuna Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. "Elmore to Cohuna Railway Construction Act 1912". austlii.edu.au. Retrieved 25 December 2023.