Yaapeet railway line

Yaapeet
Overview
Other name(s)	Rainbow
Status	Operational
Owner	VicTrack
Termini	Dimboola Yaapeet
Connecting lines	Serviceton, Yanac
Stations	10
History
Opened	1894
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Old gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map Legend km 445.2 Yaapeet 438.0 Albacutya 428.3 Rainbow 416.7 Pullut 410.3 Ellam 398.7 Jeparit 389.6 Tarranyurk 379.3 Antwerp 372.0 Arkona Western SG to Serviceton 361.8 Dimboola Western SG to Melbourne This diagram: view talk edit

The Yaapeet railway line (also known as the Rainbow railway line) is a standard-gauge railway line branching off of the Serviceton railway line. The line was opened in stages beginning from Dimboola to Jeparit on 19 June 1894 and reaching Yaapeet on 25 June 1914. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

History

The line was opened in stages from Dimboola to Jeparit on 19 June 1884, Jeparit to Rainbow on 2 November 1899 and Rainbow to Yaapeet on 26 June 1914.

Due to the 2011 Victorian floods, sections of the line were severely damaged and the line was closed until February 2012. The line is active up to the GrainCorp Rainbow Bunker site to the north of the town. ^[10]

Line Guide

Branched from the Serviceton railway line at Dimboola railway station

Arkona (formerly Katyil)

Antwerp

Tarranyurk

Jeparit

Yanac railway line branched off just after Jeparit

Ellam

Pullut

Rainbow

Albacutya

Yaapeet (formerly Turkey Bottom)

^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Bibliophile (7 January 2013). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Yaapeet line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. "Yaapeet Line". www.vicrailstations.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
3. "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
4. "Yaapeet Line". trainsofvictoria.info. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
5. "Yaapeet Line is it closed?". Railpage. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
6. "Western Victorian Railfan Guide". members.wimmera.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
7. "Yaapeet | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
8. "VPARL1912Vol1RSCNo12.pdf" (PDF).
9. "VPARL1911Vol1RSCNo8.pdf" (PDF).
10. "Dimboola - Rainbow line reopens". www.dimboolacourier.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.