Balranald railway line

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Balranald railway line
Overview
Status closed
Locale Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Termini Barnes
Balranald
Stations Wakool, Moulamein
Operation
Opened 26 March 1926 (1926-03-26)
Closed May 12, 2008 (2008-05-12)
Events
Closed beyond Moulamein 1986 (1986)
Closed beyond Caldwell March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)[1]
Technical
Line length Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[2]
Track gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Operating speed Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1]
Route map
km
from Melbourne
455.981
Balranald
Yangalake
Impimi
Moolpa
Perekerten
Berambong
389.078
Moulamein
372.601
Dhuragoon
364.655
Niemur
357.896
Jimaringle
345.735
Burraboi
334.691
Wakool
324.281
Yallakool
313.797
Caldwell
304.694
Tantonan
295.370
Bunnaloo
287.313
Thyra
279.175
Womboota
271.320
Benarca
Deniliquin railway line
to Deniliquin
262.454
Barnes
Deniliquin railway line
to Echuca and Melbourne
[2]

The Balranald railway line was a Victorian Railways broad gauge line that branched from Barnes on the Deniliquin railway line and ran to Balranald. The building of the line was sanctioned under the Border Railways Act 1922.[3]

The Balranald branch line was opened on 26 March 1926. The section from Moulamein to Balranald was closed in 1986. The bridge across Yanga Creek near Balranald was subsequently demolished to make way for a realignment of the Sturt Highway.[4]

References

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