The Carpolac Railway Line was a railway line located in the

Wimmera The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Austral ...

region of Victoria that branched off of the

Serviceton railway line The Serviceton railway line (also known in Victoria, Australia as the Western line) is part of the Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor. It serves the west of Victoria, linking the state capital of Melbourne to the cities of Ballarat and Ararat. ...

Horsham railway station, Victoria Horsham railway station is located on the Western standard gauge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Horsham, and it opened on 5 February 1879.

. It was opened from

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

to East Natimuk in August 1887, East Natimuk to

Goroke A croquette is a deep-fried roll consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is breaded and deep-fried; it is served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food worldwide. The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sauce, ...

in July 1894 and then from Goroke to Carpolac in May 1927 and closed on December 8, 1986.

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Branched from the

Horsham station Horsham railway station serves the town of Horsham in West Sussex, England. It is down the line from , measured via , on the Arun Valley Line and the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines, and train services are provided by Southern. Services on the Su ...

Remlaw Siding Vectis Quantong East Natimuk junction with the

Balmoral railway line The Balmoral railway line was a railway line branching off of the Carpolac railway line at East Natimuk railway station, East Natimuk. The line was opened in stages beginning from East Natimuk railway station, East Natimuk to Noradjuha railway sta ...

Natimuk Natimuk is a town in Western Victoria, Australia. It is located about northwest of Melbourne. A further west of Natimuk is one of Australia's best climbing areas, Mount Arapiles. At the 2016 census, Natimuk had a population of 514, up from 4 ...

Arapiles Mitre (formerly St Mary's/Mitre Lake) Duffholme

Gymbowen Gymbowen is a locality in the Shire of West Wimmera of Victoria, Australia. Gymbowen recorded a population of 52 at the . History The date and establishment of Gymbowen is unknown, however the local school was opened in 1891 and the local hote ...

Mortat Carpolac

History

The line was opened in stages from Horsham to East Natimuk in August 1887, East Natimuk to Goroke in July 1894 and Goroke to Carpolac in 1927. It closed from East Natimuk to Carpolac on December 8, 1986 however the last train on the line ran in February of 1986. in 1910 the railway line in Mitre (formerly St Mary's then known as Mitre Lake) was flooded due to it running at a low elevation through the Mitre Swamp, this resulted in the line being suspended beyond Mitre. A deviation around the swamp was constructed a short time later and the original line was dismantled and formed the main road to Goroke. Beginning in 1937 and lasting until April 1965 there was a daily mail/passenger train between Horsham/Carpolac. Sometime during the line's life, there was also a daily goods train. During the 1968-69 grain harvest, the line saw a record number of trains with up to 10 trains a day in operation.. Over the period of the grain harvest, 17,325 wagons of grain were transported along the line as it was transported entirely by rail.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carpolac railway line Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (state) Railway lines opened in 1887 Railway lines closed in 1986