The Timboon railway line is a closed railway line, in

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 ...

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, which branched from the Port Fairy line, near Camperdown, and served the towns of Cobden and

Timboon Timboon is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Corangamite local government area, and is approximately south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2001 census, Timboon had a population ...

, along with the farming communities of the area. The first sod was turned on 14 February 1889 by John Walls of Camperdown who stated that the Railway league had been lobbying for 22 years for rail into the district. The contractors, Messrs. Buscombe, Chappel & Bell took three years to complete the line. The 1916 Government Railways Standing Committee rejected the submission to extend the line to

Port Campbell Port Campbell () is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Shire of Corangamite. At the , Port Campbell had a population of 478. History The port and the town are name ...

. Much of the line was dismantled during 1987. All signalling and safeworking equipment at Timboon Junction were abolished by September of the same year. The section of the line between Naroghid and Timboon has been converted into the

Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail The Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail is a rail trail running along the former route of the Timboon railway line, from Camperdown to Timboon in Victoria's southwest. The 22 km section from Camperdown to Timboon was completed in 2009, with the sect ...

.Crater to Coast Rail Trail – railtrails.org.au
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