The Woodside railway line was a country
branch line
A branch line is a phrase used in railway terminology to denote a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line.
Industrial spur
An industr ...
, in
Victoria
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* 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. It opened in three stages from 1921 to 1923. Most of the line was closed in 1953, with the remaining section to
Yarram
The township of Yarram (formerly Yarram Yarram) is in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Wellington, located in the southeast of Gippsland. At the , the population of the town was . The town is the regional centre of a prosperous farming distri ...
continuing in use until 1987.
History
The Woodside Line branched off the former
South Gippsland line, or ''Great Southern Railway'', at
Alberton station. One of the last major branch lines to be constructed in Victoria, it opened in three stages. The first, from Alberton to Yarram, opened on 8 February 1921, the second stage, to
Won Wron, on 16 December 1921, and the third stage, on 22 June 1923, to
Woodside. The line was well known for its sharp curves and spectacular scenery. It was also one of the last in Victoria to feature a
mixed passenger and goods service.
The branch continued in its initial configuration until 25 May 1953 when it was closed from Yarram to Woodside.
[ The section of the branch to Yarram remained open until 26 October 1987, after which it, and part of the main line, was closed back to ]Welshpool
Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name ''Y Trallwng'' m ...
.
A 6 km section of the former branch, from Alberton to Yarram, has become the Tarra Rail Trail.
References
See also
*List of closed regional railway stations in Victoria
This is a list of former railway stations and railway lines in Victoria, Australia. Many of these stations and lines have been abandoned or demolished. There is a strong desire by communities to have many of these re-opened to better link Regio ...
*Transportation in Australia
There are many forms of transport in Australia. Australia is highly dependent on road transport. There are more than 300 airports with paved runways. Passenger rail transport includes widespread commuter networks in the major capital cities wit ...
{{Victorian Railway Lines, branch
Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)
Railway lines opened in 1921
Transport in Gippsland (region)
Shire of Wellington