Cohuna railway line

Silos at the site of Hunter Station, 2021

Cohuna
Overview
Stations	10
Service
Type	Victorian Railways passenger and freight services
History
Opened	10 November 1915 [1]
Closed	1 March 1981: Diggora West—Cohuna 8 December 1986: Elmore—Diggora West [2]
Technical
Line length	57 miles (92 km)
Number of tracks	1
Route map Legend Terminus: Elmore Station Junction: Northern Line Hunter Station Warragamba Station (later renamed Diggora West) McColl Station Lockington Station Kotta Station Roslynmead Station Patho Station Gunbower Station Leitchville Station Keely Station Cohuna Station

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 West 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]

• Elmore 128 miles (206 km) from Melbourne
• Hunter 135 miles (217 km)
• Diggora West 140 miles (230 km)
• McColl 144 miles (232 km)s
• Lockington 147 miles (237 km)
• Kotta 152 miles (245 km)
• Roslynmead 157 miles (253 km)
• Patho 165 miles (266 km)
• Gunbower 172 miles (277 km)
• Leitchville 177 miles (285 km)
• Keely 181 miles (291 km)
• Cohuna 185 miles (298 km)

References

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