Timboon railway line
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The Timboon railway line is a closed railway line in Victoria, Australia
, which branched from the Port Fairy railway line near Camperdown
and served the towns of Cobden
, and Timboon
, along with the farming communities of the area. The section of the line between Naroghid and Timboon has been converted for use as a rail trail
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Australia
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, which branched from the Port Fairy railway line near Camperdown
Camperdown, Victoria
Camperdown is an historically significant rural town in southwestern Victoria, Australia, south west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Camperdown had a population of 3,165.-History:...
and served the towns of Cobden
Cobden, Victoria
Cobden is a town located 210 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia named in honour of Richard Cobden. At the 2006 census, Cobden had a population of 1813. At the 2001 census, Cobden had a population of 1419.- History :...
, and Timboon
Timboon, Victoria
Timboon is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately south-west of Melbourne. The main industries are dairying, forestry, and the production of lime.At the 2001 census, Timboon had a population of 787...
, along with the farming communities of the area. The section of the line between Naroghid and Timboon has been converted for use as a rail trail
Rail trail
A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
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