The Colbinabbin railway line (also known as ''Rushworth railway line'') is a closed branch railway line situated in both the Hume and Loddon Mallee regions of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia. Constructed by the

Victorian Railways The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...

, it branches from the Shepparton line at station, and runs west from the town of to . The line was primarily built to serve the grain industries as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.

History

The line was opened in 2 stages from September 1890 to August 1914, and closed in October 1987. The line was eventually extended to

Colbinabbin Colbinabbin is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The name is derived from aboriginal meaning "the meeting of the black and red soils". At the , Colbinabbin and the surrounding area had a population of 297. History Located on the banks of C ...

, opening in August 1914, and a branch from Rushworth to Girgarre opened in May 1917. The line to Girgarre was closed back to Stanhope in 1975, and the remaining sections were closed in October 1987.

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{{Victorian Railway Lines, branch Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (state) 5 ft 3 in gauge railways in Australia Railway lines opened in 1890 Railway lines closed in 1987 1890 establishments in Australia 1987 disestablishments in Australia Transport in Hume (region) Transport in Loddon Mallee (region)