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Piangil railway line

The Piangil railway line is a 5 ft 3 in gauge (1600 mm) railway line in north-western Victoria, Australia. It branches off the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo, and runs in a north-westerly direction through Pyramid Hill and Kerang to the border town of Swan Hill, then roughly parallels the New South Wales border to Piangil and Yungera. The line is now open only as far as Piangil, and passenger services only operate to Swan Hill.

Piangil
The line near Pyramid station
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Yungera
  • Swan Hill
StatusOperational between Piangil and Bendigo, closed beyond Piangil.
OwnerVicTrack
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Services
Operator(s)Passenger: V/Line
Freight: Pacific National
History
Completed1926 (1926)
Technical
Line length225.2 km (139.9 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationNone
Route map

0.00 km
Southern Cross (SSS)
Zone 1
5.6 km
Footscray (FSY)
Zone 1
25.1 km
Watergardens (SDM)
Zone 2
39.4 km
Sunbury (SBY)
Zone 2
164.2 km
Bendigo (BDG)
Zone 13
172.1 km
Eaglehawk (EAG)*
Zone 13
Myer's Flat (Closed)
Woodvale (Closed)
Sebastian (Closed)
192.8 km
Raywood
192.9 km
Old Raywood (Closed)
Tandarra (Closed)
213.3 km
Dingee (DGE)
Zone 17
221.2 km
Prairie (Closed)
231.09 km
Mitiamo (Closed)
Mologa (Closed)
251.4 km
Pyramid (PYD)
Zone 21
Mincha (Closed)
267.8 km
Macorna (Closed)
Tragowel (Closed)
South Kerang (Closed)
291.9 km
Kerang (KER)
Zone 25
Fairley (Closed)
308.2 km
Lake Charm (Closed)
318.6 km
Mystic Park (Closed)
Tresco (Closed)
332.1 km
Lake Boga (Closed)
Pental (Closed)
347.3 km
Swan Hill (SWH)
Zone 31
359.3 km
Woorinen (Closed)
368.5 km
Pira (Closed)
376.1 km
Nyah West (Closed)
385.0 km
Miralie (Closed)
389.4 km
Piangil (Closed)
Coonimur (Closed)
Natya (Closed)
Kooloonong (Closed)
Koorkab (Closed)
Yungera (Closed)

History edit

The line was opened from its junction with the Deniliquin line, just north of Bendigo, to Raywood in 1882. It was progressively extended to Mitiamo in 1883, Pyramid and Kerang in 1884, and Swan Hill in 1890.[1] The line from Swan Hill was extended to Piangil in 1915, Kooloonong in 1920, and Yungera in 1926. The section from Kooloonong to Yungera was closed in 1957, and from Piangil to Kooloonong in 1981.[1] Parts of the former route beyond Piangil, including all of it beyond Kooloonong, are preserved as the Piangil Yungera Railway Bushland Reserve.[2][3]

 
Silos and goods crane at Kerang

The Koondrook branch line, built and operated by the Shire of Kerang, was opened in 1886. It was acquired by the Victorian Railways in 1952 and closed in 1981. Under the 1922 Border Railways Act, a branch opened from Kerang to Murrabit in 1924, which was extended across the New South Wales border at the Murray River to Stony Crossing in 1928. Passenger services on the section beyond Murrabit had ended by 1932, and all services were suspended in 1943. Passenger services to Murrabit had ceased by the end of 1941, and the line to Murrabit closed in 1961.[4]

 
Silos and loop siding at Lake Boga

The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Woorinen, a service for school children that was paid for by the Victorian Education Department and run by a 102 hp (76 kW) Walker railmotor, was withdrawn on 17 December 1976. The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Piangil ran on 24 December 1976, again using a 102 hp Walker. Both services were replaced by coaches.[5]

Proposed upgrade and extension edit

 
Silos and goods shed at Pyramid

In April 2008, it was announced that the Swan Hill – Piangil section of the track, along with six other lines, would be upgraded under a $23.7 million package of improvements to the Victorian core grain network.[6]

In October 2010, the Victorian government released a report into public transport options for the north-west of Victoria, which analysed nine proposals for improving services to the city of Mildura. One alternative investigated was an extension of the railway from Swan Hill to connect to the Mildura railway line at Ouyen.[7][8]

As part of the Regional Rail Revival program, a new station at Raywood opened on 17 July 2022, replacing the old station 100 metres (110 yd) down the track.[9][10]

Passenger services edit

Some Bendigo V/Line passenger trains extend their services to Eaglehawk on weekdays. Dedicated Swan Hill passenger services serve the remainder of the operating stations on the line and Eaglehawk.

Swan Hill services edit

Swan Hill
 
Overview
Service typeRegional rail
StatusOperational
LocaleVictoria, Australia
Current operator(s)V/Line
Route
TerminiSwan Hill
Southern Cross
Stops15
Distance travelled347.3 km (215.8 mi)
Average journey time4 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency2 return services daily
Line(s) usedPiangil
On-board services
Class(es)First and economy
Disabled accessNo
Seating arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockN set
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed65km/h at North Bendigo Junction - Eaglehawk

80km/h at North Bendigo Junction - Bendigo and From (Swan Hill) Bryan Street PCR to Swan Hill Station

90km/h from Victoria Street PCR (Kerang) to Bryan Street PCR (Swan Hill)

100km/h from Eaglehawk to Wellington Street PCR (Kerang)
Track owner(s)VicTrack
Route map
h:mm
0:00
 
0.0 km
Southern Cross (SSS)
Zone 1
0:07
 
4.9 km
Footscray (FSY)
Zone 1
0:24
 
24.3 km
Watergardens (SDM)
Zone 2
0:55
 
66.2 km
Gisborne (GIS)
Zone 3
1:07
 
80.1 km
Woodend (WED)
Zone 4
1:16
 
93.6 km
Kyneton (KNT)
Zone 6
1:24
 
104.2 km
Malmsbury (MMY)
Zone 7
1:40
 
127.3 km
Castlemaine (CME)
Zone 9
2:00
 
159.4 km
Kangaroo Flat (KFT)
Zone 12
2:08
 
164.2 km
Bendigo (BDG)
Zone 13
 
 
continues as Echuca V/Line Service
2:25
 
172.1 km
Eaglehawk (EAG)
Zone 13
2:33
 
195.0 km
Raywood
2:54
 
213.3 km
Dingee (DGE)
Zone 17
3:23
 
251.4 km
Pyramid (PYD)
Zone 21
3:52
 
291.9 km
Kerang (KER)
Zone 25
4:40
 
347.3 km
Swan Hill (SWH)
Zone 31
Standard timetabled journey
from Southern Cross

Two services operate daily in each direction between Swan Hill and Southern Cross station in Melbourne. In metropolitan Melbourne, services only stop at Watergardens and Footscray stations, setting down passengers only on services to Southern Cross and picking up passengers only on services to Swan Hill. Outside Melbourne, services do not stop at Macedon, Riddells Creek or Clarkefield. Malmsbury is only served by one weekday service to Swan Hill, and Kangaroo Flat is only served on weekdays. All Swan Hill services stop at all other operating stations, both picking up and setting down passengers.

 
Swan Hill-Kooloonong rail ticket 1977
 
Swan Hill-Koondrook rail ticket 1977

Incidents edit

On 5 June 2007, a fatal crash occurred when a semi-trailer ran into a train at a level crossing near Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers on the train.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  2. ^ "Piangil – Yungera Railway B.R." Parks Victoria. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ Macfarlane, Neil (18 June 2015). "Submission to VEAC State Wide Assessment of Public Land" (PDF). Mid-Murray Field Naturalists Inc. (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ Hennell, David. "Poonboon" (PDF). The Times online. Australian Timetable Association Inc. (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail passenger service withdrawals since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
  6. ^ "$43m to upgrade rail freight lines". business.theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Victorian Government press release – "NORTH WEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT REVIEW REPORT RELEASED", 13 October 2010". from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  9. ^ Nakos, Nicholas (31 July 2020). "Three new train station concept maps released for Huntly, Goornong and Raywood". Bendigo Advertiser. Australian Community Media. from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Huntly Station construction fast-tracked". Department of Transport (Victoria). from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

External links edit

  • http://www.vline.com.au
  • Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website

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The Piangil railway line is a 5 ft 3 in gauge 1600 mm railway line in north western Victoria Australia It branches off the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo and runs in a north westerly direction through Pyramid Hill and Kerang to the border town of Swan Hill then roughly parallels the New South Wales border to Piangil and Yungera The line is now open only as far as Piangil and passenger services only operate to Swan Hill PiangilThe line near Pyramid stationOverviewOther name s YungeraSwan HillStatusOperational between Piangil and Bendigo closed beyond Piangil OwnerVicTrackLocaleVictoria AustraliaTerminiYungeraBendigoServiceTypeHeavy railServicesBendigoSwan HillOperator s Passenger V LineFreight Pacific NationalHistoryCompleted1926 1926 TechnicalLine length225 2 km 139 9 mi Number of tracks1Track gauge1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in ElectrificationNoneRoute mapLegend 0 00 km Southern Cross SSS Zone 1 5 6 km Footscray FSY Zone 1 Sydenham line 25 1 km Watergardens SDM Zone 2 Sunbury line 39 4 km Sunbury SBY Zone 2 Deniliquin line 164 2 km Bendigo BDG Zone 13 Deniliquin line 172 1 km Eaglehawk EAG Zone 13 Eaglehawk Inglewood lineto Robinvale amp Kulwin lines Myer s Flat Closed Woodvale Closed Sebastian Closed 192 8 km Raywood 192 9 km Old Raywood Closed Tandarra Closed 213 3 km Dingee DGE Zone 17 221 2 km Prairie Closed 231 09 km Mitiamo Closed Mologa Closed 251 4 km Pyramid PYD Zone 21 Mincha Closed 267 8 km Macorna Closed Tragowel Closed South Kerang Closed 291 9 km Kerang KER Zone 25 Stony Crossing lineand Kerang Koondrook Tramway Fairley Closed 308 2 km Lake Charm Closed 318 6 km Mystic Park Closed Tresco Closed 332 1 km Lake Boga Closed Pental Closed 347 3 km Swan Hill SWH Zone 31 359 3 km Woorinen Closed 368 5 km Pira Closed 376 1 km Nyah West Closed 385 0 km Miralie Closed 389 4 km Piangil Closed Coonimur Closed Natya Closed Kooloonong Closed Koorkab Closed Yungera Closed Contents 1 History 2 Proposed upgrade and extension 3 Passenger services 3 1 Swan Hill services 4 Incidents 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe line was opened from its junction with the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo to Raywood in 1882 It was progressively extended to Mitiamo in 1883 Pyramid and Kerang in 1884 and Swan Hill in 1890 1 The line from Swan Hill was extended to Piangil in 1915 Kooloonong in 1920 and Yungera in 1926 The section from Kooloonong to Yungera was closed in 1957 and from Piangil to Kooloonong in 1981 1 Parts of the former route beyond Piangil including all of it beyond Kooloonong are preserved as the Piangil Yungera Railway Bushland Reserve 2 3 nbsp Silos and goods crane at Kerang The Koondrook branch line built and operated by the Shire of Kerang was opened in 1886 It was acquired by the Victorian Railways in 1952 and closed in 1981 Under the 1922 Border Railways Act a branch opened from Kerang to Murrabit in 1924 which was extended across the New South Wales border at the Murray River to Stony Crossing in 1928 Passenger services on the section beyond Murrabit had ended by 1932 and all services were suspended in 1943 Passenger services to Murrabit had ceased by the end of 1941 and the line to Murrabit closed in 1961 4 nbsp Silos and loop siding at Lake Boga The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Woorinen a service for school children that was paid for by the Victorian Education Department and run by a 102 hp 76 kW Walker railmotor was withdrawn on 17 December 1976 The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Piangil ran on 24 December 1976 again using a 102 hp Walker Both services were replaced by coaches 5 Proposed upgrade and extension edit nbsp Silos and goods shed at Pyramid In April 2008 it was announced that the Swan Hill Piangil section of the track along with six other lines would be upgraded under a 23 7 million package of improvements to the Victorian core grain network 6 In October 2010 the Victorian government released a report into public transport options for the north west of Victoria which analysed nine proposals for improving services to the city of Mildura One alternative investigated was an extension of the railway from Swan Hill to connect to the Mildura railway line at Ouyen 7 8 As part of the Regional Rail Revival program a new station at Raywood opened on 17 July 2022 replacing the old station 100 metres 110 yd down the track 9 10 Passenger services editSome Bendigo V Line passenger trains extend their services to Eaglehawk on weekdays Dedicated Swan Hill passenger services serve the remainder of the operating stations on the line and Eaglehawk Swan Hill services edit Swan Hill nbsp OverviewService typeRegional railStatusOperationalLocaleVictoria AustraliaCurrent operator s V LineRouteTerminiSwan HillSouthern CrossStops15Distance travelled347 3 km 215 8 mi Average journey time4 hours 40 minutesService frequency2 return services dailyLine s usedPiangilOn board servicesClass es First and economyDisabled accessNoSeating arrangementsYesCatering facilitiesYesTechnicalRolling stockN setTrack gauge1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in ElectrificationNoneOperating speed65km h at North Bendigo Junction Eaglehawk 80km h at North Bendigo Junction Bendigo and From Swan Hill Bryan Street PCR to Swan Hill Station90km h from Victoria Street PCR Kerang to Bryan Street PCR Swan Hill 100km h from Eaglehawk to Wellington Street PCR Kerang Track owner s VicTrackRoute mapvteLegend h mm 0 00 nbsp 0 0 km Southern Cross SSS Zone 1 0 07 nbsp 4 9 km Footscray FSY Zone 1 0 24 nbsp 24 3 km Watergardens SDM Zone 2 0 55 nbsp 66 2 km Gisborne GIS Zone 3 1 07 nbsp 80 1 km Woodend WED Zone 4 1 16 nbsp 93 6 km Kyneton KNT Zone 6 1 24 nbsp 104 2 km Malmsbury MMY Zone 7 1 40 nbsp 127 3 km Castlemaine CME Zone 9 2 00 nbsp 159 4 km Kangaroo Flat KFT Zone 12 2 08 nbsp 164 2 km Bendigo BDG Zone 13 nbsp nbsp continues as Echuca V Line Service 2 25 nbsp 172 1 km Eaglehawk EAG Zone 13 2 33 nbsp 195 0 km Raywood 2 54 nbsp 213 3 km Dingee DGE Zone 17 3 23 nbsp 251 4 km Pyramid PYD Zone 21 3 52 nbsp 291 9 km Kerang KER Zone 25 4 40 nbsp 347 3 km Swan Hill SWH Zone 31 Standard timetabled journeyfrom Southern Cross Two services operate daily in each direction between Swan Hill and Southern Cross station in Melbourne In metropolitan Melbourne services only stop at Watergardens and Footscray stations setting down passengers only on services to Southern Cross and picking up passengers only on services to Swan Hill Outside Melbourne services do not stop at Macedon Riddells Creek or Clarkefield Malmsbury is only served by one weekday service to Swan Hill and Kangaroo Flat is only served on weekdays All Swan Hill services stop at all other operating stations both picking up and setting down passengers nbsp Swan Hill Kooloonong rail ticket 1977 nbsp Swan Hill Koondrook rail ticket 1977Incidents editOn 5 June 2007 a fatal crash occurred when a semi trailer ran into a train at a level crossing near Kerang Eleven people died all of whom were passengers on the train citation needed References edit a b Sid Brown March 1990 Tracks Across the State Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division pp 71 76 Piangil Yungera Railway B R Parks Victoria Retrieved 9 March 2020 Macfarlane Neil 18 June 2015 Submission to VEAC State Wide Assessment of Public Land PDF Mid Murray Field Naturalists Inc Archived PDF from the original on 13 March 2016 Retrieved 1 January 2017 Hennell David Poonboon PDF The Times online Australian Timetable Association Inc Archived PDF from the original on 28 March 2020 Retrieved 26 February 2016 Chris Banger March 1997 Rail passenger service withdrawals since 1960 Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division pp 77 82 43m to upgrade rail freight lines business theage com au Archived from the original on 6 December 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2008 Victorian Government press release NORTH WEST PUBLIC TRANSPORT REVIEW REPORT RELEASED 13 October 2010 Archived from the original on 21 October 2010 Retrieved 1 November 2010 North West Public Transport Review Archived from the original on 21 October 2010 Retrieved 1 November 2010 Nakos Nicholas 31 July 2020 Three new train station concept maps released for Huntly Goornong and Raywood Bendigo Advertiser Australian Community Media Archived from the original on 2 August 2020 Retrieved 20 August 2020 Huntly Station construction fast tracked Department of Transport Victoria Archived from the original on 23 September 2020 Retrieved 20 August 2020 External links edithttp www vline com au Official map Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piangil railway line amp oldid 1195652831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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