Haden Branch Railway was a branch railway line from Kingsthorpe to

Goombungee Goombungee is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,026 people. Geography Goombungee is 35 km north-west of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs. ...

and Haden in the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. Kingsthorpe is about twenty kilometres from Toowoomba on the Western railway line. The Queensland Parliament approved a branch line north to Goombungee and Haden in December 1908. The initial railway stations were Cutella, Yalangur, Boodua, Nara, Kudo,

, Bergen, and Wahoon. First used on 21 December 1910, but officially opened in January 1911, the line terminated at Wahoon which was later renamed Haden after Alice Elizabeth Ruth Paget (née Haden), the wife of the railway minister

Walter Paget Walter Trueman Paget (7 February 1854 – 23 December 1930) was a farmer and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Paget was born in Hagley, Worcestershire, the son of Arthu ...

. Between Goombungee and Haden, sidings were established at Weelu and Neuve. A thrice weekly mixed service was replaced in 1930 by a daily rail motor and a twice weekly goods train. The branch closed from 1 May 1964 due no doubt to economic reasons.

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Map showing most of the route of the Haden railway line

1925 map of the Queensland railway system
{{Railway lines in Queensland , state=expanded Closed railway lines in Queensland Railway lines opened in 1910 Railway lines closed in 1964 Darling Downs 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia 1910 establishments in Australia 1964 disestablishments in Australia