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The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of The Vinelander service. As part of the Victorian Transport Plan, passenger services resumed on the Mildura line to Maryborough on 25 July 2010. Services operate 2 times per day, as shuttles from Ballarat. Connects to a train from Melbourne. Ballarat ...
The line officially opened in 1862, with the first train running on the 10th of April. The train took about four and a half hours to reach Geelong, travelling at a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour (24 kilometres per hour) and having to overcome several difficulties, including failing an uphill grade and running out of firewood. The return ...
In October 1966 the line was reopened, [1] and in 1996 it was converted to standard gauge, along with the main Melbourne–Adelaide railway. [ 2 ] The Avoca–Ararat section of the line has been unused for a number of years and Pacific National used it to store over 100 surplus grain wagons, [ 3 ] until many of them were reactivated to carry ...
Mildura was the passenger terminus for the Mildura railway line in Victoria, Australia. Located in the city of Mildura it is located on the eastern side of the town centre, alongside the Murray River. Although there has not been a passenger rail service since 1993, the Victorian Labor Government has promised to return the service in 1999 ...
The typical timetable of the 1970s had a Melbourne departure at 21:20 and an arrival into Mildura at 08:05. [4] The train was promoted as one of the Victorian Railways' premier trains and, in 1974, the Victorian Railways sponsored a race meeting at the Mildura Racing Club, which included the awarding of the "Vinelander Plate". [4]
On 12 September 1993, the station was closed to passenger traffic, when The Vinelander service to Mildura was withdrawn and replaced by road coaches. During 2006–2007, the station was restored by RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants, with repairs to the towers, clock, facade, portico, roof and guttering.
The Western standard gauge railway line is a standard-gauge railway line in western Victoria, Australia.Completed in 1995, it forms part of the Melbourne–Adelaide rail corridor and serves as the principal interstate rail link between Victoria and the western states.