The Wahgunyah line was opened as a whole from Springhurst to Wahgunyah in 1879. The passenger service was withdrawn on 13 April 1962, the last branch line mixed train to operate in Victoria. A crossover between No. 2 and 3 tracks was abolished in 1973.[1] The station officially closed on 10 April 1978.[2] The following year, in 1979, the goods shed was demolished.[3]
Freight services were suspended in 1995, with the line practically closed. The 'Green Trail Associates Group' operated a trolley service over the line between Wahgunyah and Rutherglen for a number of years, known as the 'Stringybark Express – Lil Red Postal Motor'. In 2002, the line was handed back to the Victorian Government by lease holder Freight Australia,[4] and in 2006, it was announced that the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail would be built along the closed line, with 9 kilometres of trail.
Referencesedit
^"Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1973. p. 73.
^"Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 64.
^"Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1979. p. 289.
rutherglen, railway, station, victoria, rutherglen, closed, station, wahgunyah, railway, line, located, town, rutherglen, victoria, australia, rutherglengeneral, informationline, wahgunyahother, informationstatusclosedhistoryopened29, january, 1897closed10, ap. Rutherglen is a closed station on the Wahgunyah railway line located in the town of Rutherglen in Victoria Australia RutherglenGeneral informationLine s WahgunyahOther informationStatusClosedHistoryOpened29 January 1897Closed10 April 1978ServicesPreceding station Disused railways Following station Springhurst Wahgunyah line Wahgunyah List of closed railway stations in Victoria The Wahgunyah line was opened as a whole from Springhurst to Wahgunyah in 1879 The passenger service was withdrawn on 13 April 1962 the last branch line mixed train to operate in Victoria A crossover between No 2 and 3 tracks was abolished in 1973 1 The station officially closed on 10 April 1978 2 The following year in 1979 the goods shed was demolished 3 Freight services were suspended in 1995 with the line practically closed The Green Trail Associates Group operated a trolley service over the line between Wahgunyah and Rutherglen for a number of years known as the Stringybark Express Lil Red Postal Motor In 2002 the line was handed back to the Victorian Government by lease holder Freight Australia 4 and in 2006 it was announced that the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail would be built along the closed line with 9 kilometres of trail References edit Way and Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society April 1973 p 73 Traffic Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society April 1978 p 64 Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society December 1979 p 289 Vicsig Rutherglen 36 03 12 S 146 27 42 E 36 05333 S 146 46167 E 36 05333 146 46167 nbsp nbsp This article about a railway station in Victoria state is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rutherglen railway station Victoria amp oldid 1214535811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
