Alexandra railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

Alexandra

Overview
Status| Former train line
Now Great Victorian Rail Trail
Owner|

* Victorian Railways (VR) (1888–1974)
* VR as VicRail (1974–1978)

Locale| Hume (region), Victoria, Australia
Termini|

* Cathkin
* Alexandra

Former connections| Mansfield
Stations| 3 former stations
History
Opened| 16 September 1890 (1890-09-16)
Completed| 28 October 1909 (1909-10-28)
Closed| 8 November 1978 (1978-11-08)
Technical
Line length| 14.318 km (8.897 mi)
Number of tracks| Single track
Track gauge| 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Minimum radius| 200 metres (10 chains)
Highest elevation| 281 metres (921 ft)
Maximum incline| 1 in 30 (3.33%)

Route map

Legend

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| Mansfield line

to Tallarook

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149.99

| Cathkin
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150.25

| Mansfield line

to Mansfield

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157.08

| Koriella
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164.05

| Alexandra
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The Alexandra railway line is a closed 14-kilometre (9 mi) branch railway line situated in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the Victorian Railways, it branches from the Mansfield line at Cathkin station, and runs east from the town of Cathkin to Alexandra. The line was primarily built to provide a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.

## History

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The line was opened in 2 stages from September 1890 to October 1909,[1] and closed in November 1978.[1]

The branch was opened from Cathkin to Koriella station on 16 September 1890,[2] and to the terminus at Alexandra on 28 October 1909.[3]

The branch was closed in 1978, at the same time as the Mansfield line.[4] The rail reserve is now part of the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail.

The Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum has occupied the Alexandra station buildings since the 1970s and, since the line was closed, have operated a museum at the station site, dedicated to the timber industry in the local area.[5]

## Stations

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Station Histories  Station  | Opened  | Closed  | Age  | Notes

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Cathkin | 10 June 1890 | 8 November 1978 | 88 years |
Koriella | 16 September 1890 | 2 April 1973 | 82 years | Formerly Alexandra Road / Lily / Rhodes
Alexandra | 28 October 1909 | 8 November 1978 | 69 years |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Alexandra line". Vicsig. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
2. ^ "Koriella". Vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. ^ "Alexandra". Vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Vol. 18, no. 3\. Vic: ARHS (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76\. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.
5. ^ "Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum". Alexandra Timber Tramway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

## External links

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* [1][permanent dead link]
* Photographs of stations along the Alexandra line

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