The Donnybrook–Katanning railway was a

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in the

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and Great Southern regions of

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, between Donnybrook and Katanning. At times of the proposal of the railway, the project was known as the Upper Blackwood railway. It connected the Great Southern Railway route with Donnybrook, providing railway access for farmers in the region. Other connecting lines north of this line were the: * Brunswick Junction to Wagin railway * Brunswick Junction via Bowelling to Narrogin railway * Pinjarra to Narrogin railway These lines were mostly closed and removed, the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line being the last remaining active line. Boyup Brook and Kojonup were significant locations on the railway.

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