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The service from Melbourne to Warrnambool was operated by West Coast Railway who operated their own trains throughout. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Both of these returned to being operated by V/Line in 2004. Passenger rail services to Leongatha ceased on 24 July 1993, Bairnsdale , Cobram and Dimboola on 21 August 1993, Mildura on 13 September 1993 and Ararat ...
It links the state capital of Melbourne to the cities of Ballarat and Ararat via the Regional Rail Link. The line began construction in 1874, when the original line to Ballarat was extended westwards to Beaufort, eventually reaching Serviceton at the disputed South Australian border in 1887 to form the Victorian part of the Melbourne–Adelaide ...
The Ballarat line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves 13 stations towards its terminus in Ballarat's western suburb of Wendouree via Melton and Bacchus Marsh. Services are operated primarily using V/Line VLocity diesel multiple unit sets in either 3- or 6-car configurations.
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 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.
In 1889, the direct Melbourne–Ballarat route was opened. [2] In the 1970s, most interstate lines in Australia began to be converted to standard gauge. By the 1990s, with Adelaide to Melbourne the only interstate link not converted, various proposals were made for gauge conversion. Two main options were put forward:
Passenger trains from Ballarat and beyond continued to use the Geelong–Ballarat line as an alternate route to Melbourne until the 1990s, but did not stop at any stations along the line. In 1995, the track between North Geelong and Gheringhap was converted to dual gauge as part of the gauge standardisation of the Melbourne–Adelaide railway. [5]
Between 1922 and 1928 a railmotor service operated between Red Cliffs and Mildura stations to serve local passengers. [2] Major freight consigned from the region included bulk grain, sheep and cattle, and locally grown fruit. [1] In 1923, a series of sidings were placed between the Mildura railway station and the wharves on the Murray River.