Buninyong railway line, Victoria
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The Buninyong Line was a Victorian Railways
(Australia
) branch line running south from Ballarat, Victoria
to the town of Buninyong
. The line branched from the main Melbourne – Ballarat railway at Ballarat East station and was 11 km long. The line was opened on 12 September 1889 and finally closed on 1 December 1986. The section from Eureka to Buninyong closed much earlier on 2 February 1947. The line had previously closed to passenger services in 1930.
Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) branch line running south from Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat, Victoria
Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...
to the town of Buninyong
Buninyong, Victoria
Buninyong is a place in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Midland Highway, south of Ballarat on the road to Geelong. It's known locally as the drug smuggling capital of the South West region. Local Dealers are said to import the majority of their cannabis supply from farmers in Durham Lead...
. The line branched from the main Melbourne – Ballarat railway at Ballarat East station and was 11 km long. The line was opened on 12 September 1889 and finally closed on 1 December 1986. The section from Eureka to Buninyong closed much earlier on 2 February 1947. The line had previously closed to passenger services in 1930.
1890
The stations in the 1890s were as follows:- BallaratBallarat railway station, VictoriaBallarat railway station is a railway station serving the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.The station is located on the Ballarat line and serves both freight and passenger functions....
- Ballarat East
- Eureka
- Canadian
- Mount Clear
- Buninyong
1900
Additional stations were added to this line in the early 1900s.- BallaratBallarat railway station, VictoriaBallarat railway station is a railway station serving the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.The station is located on the Ballarat line and serves both freight and passenger functions....
- Ballarat East
- Eureka
- Spencer Crossing
- Canadian
- Mount Clear
- Mount Helen
- Buninyong
1910–1930
During this period stations were added and/or renamed and in 1930 the Buninyong line was closed to passenger services past Eureka.- BallaratBallarat railway station, VictoriaBallarat railway station is a railway station serving the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.The station is located on the Ballarat line and serves both freight and passenger functions....
- Ballarat East
- Eureka
- York Street
- Levy
- Canadian
- Mount Clear
- Reid
- Mount Helen
- Buninyong
1940
During the 1940s the Buninyong Line went from 10 stations to 5 stations and was only used for goods traffic until 1947.- BallaratBallarat railway station, VictoriaBallarat railway station is a railway station serving the city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.The station is located on the Ballarat line and serves both freight and passenger functions....
- Ballarat East
- Eureka
- Canadian
- Buninyong
1950–1990
During this time the Station and Sidings at Eureka were the only part of the line being used until they were closed and removed sometime in the early 1980s.External links
- Victorian RailwaysVictorian RailwaysThe Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations...
Grades and curves diagram of the line - Photos : Remains of the line in 2008
- Photo: Train at Buninyong circa 1904
- Railpage AustraliaRailpage AustraliaRailpage Australia is a private owned and run website focusing on railways within Australia and Oceania. The site was run by volunteers, and provided free or reduced-cost internet services to not-for-profit railway organisations and preservation groups...
: Discussion about the line