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Welshpool Jetty Railway Line

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South Gippsland line
to Dandenong
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 Welshpool
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South Gippsland line
to Port Albert
5.2
 Port Welshpool
Welshpool Jetty
km
broad gauge
2 ft 6 in narrow gauge

The Welshpool Jetty railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge branch line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 26 June 1905, and was operated as a horse-drawn tramway, connecting Welshpool station to Port Welshpool. It had a total length of just under 3.1 miles (5 km) and ran to the old fishing jetty. The line closed on 1 January 1941.

Station histories

Station Opened Closed Age Notes
Welshpool 13 January 1892 5 June 1990 98 years
Port Welshpool 26 June 1905 1 January 1941 35 years
Welshpool Jetty c. 26 June 1905 c. 1 January 1941 Approx. 35 years

See also

References

  1. ^ "Great Southern Rail 1887 to 1994". Great Southern Rail Trail. Leongatha Community and Visitor Information Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
  3. ^ "Vicsig – Port Welshpool line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

38°42′4″S 146°27′59″E / 38.70111°S 146.46639°E / -38.70111; 146.46639

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