North East railway line

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North East
Overview
Other name(s) Albury
Type Victorian railway line
Status <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Locale Victoria, Australia
Termini Southern Cross
Albury
Connecting lines <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Stations
  • 38 current stations
  • 13 former stations
  • 2 current siding
  • 13 former sidings
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Operation
Opened <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Southern Cross to North Melbourne on 17 January 1859 (1859-01-17)
  • North Melbourne to Essendon on 21 October 1860 (1860-10-21)
  • Essendon to Dysart on 18 April 1872 (1872-04-18)
  • Dysart to Seymour on 26 August 1872 (1872-08-26)
  • Seymour to Longwood on 20 November 1872 (1872-11-20)
  • Longwood to Violet Town on 20 March 1873 (1873-03-20)
  • Violet Town to Benalla on 18 August 1873 (1873-08-18)
  • Benalla to Wangaratta on 28 October 1873 (1873-10-28)
  • Wangaratta to Wodonga on 21 November 1873 (1873-11-21)
  • Wodonga to Albury on 14 June 1883 (1883-06-14)
  • Flinders Street to Southern Cross on 29 November 1891 (1891-11-29)
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  • North Melbourne to Essendon on 1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
  • Seymour to Albury on 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
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Operator(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Events
Reopened <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • North Melbourne to Newmarket on 31 October 1867 (1867-10-31)
  • Newmarket to Essendon on 9 January 1871 (1871-01-09)
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  • Flinders Street to Essendon on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28)
  • Essendon to Broadmeadows on 4 September 1921 (1921-09-04)
  • Broadmeadows to Craigieburn on 22 July 2007 (2007-07-22)
Gauge converted Seymour to Albury on 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
Technical
Line length 307.812 km (191.27 mi)
Track gauge
  • 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
  • 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) - Passenger
  • 115 km/h (71 mph) - Freight
Maximum incline Template:Incline
Route map
North East Railway
km
0.00
Southern Cross
SSS
1.70
North Melbourne
NME
Ballarat, Bendigo
and Geelong lines
Tottenham Loop
8.00
Essendon
ESD
16.20
MacBHFyre Loop
22.20
Tullamarine Loop
umÜWBo+l umÜWBor
16.90
Broadmeadows
BMS
22.49
Somerton Loop
25.80
Craigieburn
CGB
End of Craigieburn Line service
 
33.21
Donnybrook
DBK
Donnybrook Loop
41.73
Beveridge
47.49
Wallan
WAN
Wallan Loop
?.00
Lightwood
55.40
Heathcote Junction
HCJ
57.29
Wandong
WDG
65.48
Kilmore East
KME
74.00
Broadford Loop
77.16
Broadford
BRF
89.00
Tallarook Loop
92.20
Tallarook
TOK
95.40
School House Lane
95.80
Dysart
101.69
Seymour
SEY
End of Seymour Line service
 
101.09
Seymour Loop
109.34
Mangalore
115.96
Avenel
AVL
121.21
Monea
127.55
Locksley
136.24
Longwood
137.64
Longwood Loop
143.23
Creighton
153.03
Euroa
EOA
158.91
Balmattum
166.00
Riggs Creek Loop
171.33
Violet Town
VTN
170.69
Violet Town Loop
183.16
Baddaginnie
Benalla Loop
197.25
Benalla
BEN
?.00
Winton
89.00
Glenrowan Loop
218.78
Glenrowan
232.00
Alumatta Loop
235.99
Wangaratta
WAG
?.00
Bowser
Bright and
Yackandandah lines
259.55
Springhurst
SPT
Chiltern Loop
273.22
Chiltern
CHI
?.00
Barnawartha
297.00
Wodonga Loop
Wodonga Rail Bypass
303.78
Wodonga
WOD
on former Cudgewa line
 
Murray River and
VictoriaNSW Border
Albury
ABX
End of Albury-
Wodonga Line service

The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia.[1] The line runs from Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central business district to Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury–Wodonga, serving the cities of Wangaratta and Seymour, and smaller towns in northeastern Victoria. The line is owned by VicTrack, but the standard gauge section leased to, and maintained by, the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Unlike most other heavy rail lines in Victoria, the section of the line beyond Seymour was gauge converted between 2008 and 2010.

History

New A 398 leads a B class up Glenroy Bank on the Sydney Express, circa 1900
S class 4-6-2 leading the Sydney Limited between Seymour and Melbourne, circa 1928
A streamlined S class locomotive hauling the Spirit of Progress near Kilmore East in 1937
Junction of the North East and Shepparton lines at the site of Mangalore station
Steamrail "Farewell Broad Gauge" special, Benalla, 2008
Former end of the broad gauge, the break-of-gauge platform at Albury

19th century

Template:Needs expansion The Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company opened the first section of the Albury line, from North Melbourne to Essendon, in 1860.[2] Following its takeover by the Victorian Government in 1867, the line was extended by 1872[3] to School House Lane on the south side of the Goulburn River near Seymour, and later that year to Seymour and then to Longwood. Violet Town, Benalla, Wangaratta, Springhurst and Wodonga were reached in 1873,[2] connecting with the New South Wales Government Railways at Albury at a break of gauge in 1883. The design engineer was Robert Watson.

20th century

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21st century

Maintaining two parallel railway lines drew criticism, noting inefficiencies in maintaining track, operating trains, and duplicated train control centres.[4] By 2001, the State Government announced the conversion of the broad gauge line to standard,[5] but action was stifled, due largely to complex leasing arrangements. Speed restrictions were eventually applied to the broad gauge line due to track deterioration.[6]

In May 2008, it was announced that the tracks would be upgraded, including the conversion of 200 kilometres (120 mi) of broad gauge track to standard gauge between Seymour and Albury, a 5 km (3.1 mi) bypass around Wodonga, and upgrades between Melbourne and Seymour including new passing loops.[7] Passenger platforms were to be built on the standard-gauge line, and V/Line locomotives and carriages converted to operate on the line. Costing A$501.3 million, the Victorian Government was to contribute A$171.3 million, the Australian Government A$45 million for the Wodonga Rail Bypass, and the Australian Rail Track Corporation A$285 million and take responsibility for the standard-gauge line under a 45-year lease from Victoria.[8] The project was due for completion by 2010, with passenger services to be disrupted for up to 12 months.[9]

On 8 November 2008, broad gauge passenger trains ceased after the evening V/Line service from Melbourne to Albury and a special train operated by the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre, the final broad-gauge passenger train from Albury to Melbourne.[10][11] In December 2008, standardisation works commenced, contracted by ARTC to the Southern Improvement Alliance. The first train on the Wodonga Rail Bypass was in March 2010.[12]

Network and operations

Services

Craigieburn service

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Seymour service

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Template:Needs expansion Seymour and Shepparton V/Line services continue to use the adjacent broad gauge tracks on the Tocumwal line.

Albury service

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Template:Needs expansion The entire line is utilised by V/Line Albury trains, which stops at every station between Albury and Seymour. Outside this section, all passenger trains heading to, and from, Melbourne only make scheduled stops at Seymour, Broadmeadows and Southern Cross, and no other station.

Broad gauge Spirit of Progress

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Broad gauge Intercapital Daylight

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Freight

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Operators

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Operator Assumed operations Ceased operations Length of operations
Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company Template:TAC2
Victorian Railways Template:TAC2
Metropolitan Transit Authority (The Met) Template:TAC2
State Transport Authority (V/Line) Template:TAC2
Public Transport Corporation (The Met) Template:TAC2
Public Transport Corporation (V/Line) Template:TAC2
Public Transport Corporation (V/Line Passenger) Template:TAC2
Bayside Trains Template:TAC2
V/Line Passenger Template:TAC2
National Express (as Bayside Trains) Template:TAC2
National Express (as V/Line Passenger) Template:TAC2
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V/Line Passenger Template:TAC2
Connex Melbourne Template:TAC2
Metro Trains Melbourne Template:TAC2
V/Line Template:TAC2

Route

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Stations

Station Histories
Station Opened[13][14] Closed[13][14] Age Notes[13][14]
Flagstaff Template:TAC2
Melbourne Central Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Museum
Parliament Template:TAC2
Flinders Street Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Southern Cross Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Batman's Hill
  • Formerly Spencer Street
North Melbourne Template:TAC2
Kensington Template:TAC2
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Newmarket Template:TAC2
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Ascot Vale Template:TAC2
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Moonee Ponds Template:TAC2
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Essendon Template:TAC2
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Glenbervie Template:TAC2
Strathmore Template:TAC2
  • Formerly North Essendon
Pascoe Vale Template:TAC2
Oak Park Template:TAC2
Glenroy Template:TAC2
Jacana Template:TAC2
Broadmeadows Template:TAC2
Broadstore Siding Template:TAC2
Coolaroo Template:TAC2
Roxburgh Park Template:TAC2
  • Was originally Somerton
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  • Reopened as Roxburgh Park
Somerton Yard Template:TAC2
Craigieburn Template:TAC2
Donnybrook Template:TAC2
Beveridge Template:TAC2
Wallan Template:TAC2
Lightwood Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Merri Merri Siding
  • Formerly Merri
  • Formerly Merri Siding
Heathcote Junction Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Kilmore Junction
Wandong Template:TAC2
  • Also known as Morpeth's Siding
Mathieson's Siding 12 August 1885  ?
  • Was originally Wandong Ballast Pits Siding
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  • Reopened as Mathieson's Siding
Kilmore East Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Kilmore
Kilmore East Quarry Siding Template:TAC2
Broadford Template:TAC2
McDougall's Siding Template:TAC2
  • Formerly McDougall
Lowry's Siding Template:TAC2
Tallarook Template:TAC2
Dysart Template:TAC2
  • Was originally Schoolhouse Lane
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  • Formerly Schoolhouse Lane
  • Also known as Dysart Military Siding
Seymour Template:TAC2
Gravelside Siding Template:TAC2
  • Was originally Gravel Pit Sidings
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  • Formerly Gravel Pit Sidings
Mangalore Template:TAC2
Avenel Template:TAC2
Monea Template:TAC2
Locksley Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Burnt Creek Wood Siding
  • Formerly Burnt Creek
Longwood Template:TAC2
Creighton Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Synon's Siding
  • Formerly Creighton's Creek
Euroa Template:TAC2
Balmattum Template:TAC2
Violet Town Template:TAC2
Burkes Hill Siding Template:TAC2
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Baddaginnie Template:TAC2
Hanson's Siding Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Caelli's Siding
Benalla Template:TAC2
Winton Template:TAC2
Head's Siding Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Head and Green's Siding
Glenrowan Template:TAC2
Alumatta Siding Template:TAC2
  • Was originally Wangaratta Meat Siding
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  • Reopened as Alumatta Siding
Wangaratta Template:TAC2
Bowser Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Beechworth Junction
Springhurst Template:TAC2
  • Formerly Springs
  • Also known as Bontherambo or Naringa
Barambogie Ballast Siding Template:TAC2
  • Was originally Doma Mungi Siding
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  • Reopened as State Rivers & Water Supply Commission's Siding
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  • Reopened as Chiltern Valley Siding
Chiltern Template:TAC2
Barnawartha Template:TAC2
Wodonga West  ? 1899
Wodonga Template:TAC2
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Wodonga Coal Siding Template:TAC2
  • inc. Bogie exchange area
Albury Template:TAC2

Infrastructure

Branch lines

South of Craigieburn

In October 1889, the Upfield railway line was extended to Somerton, but closed in July 1903. In March 1928, despite strong resistance from the Railways Commissioners, the state government ordered the reopening of the section from Fawkner to near Somerton for passengers,[15] although no actually connection was provided at this time.In May 1956, the line from Fawkner to Somerton was again closed, but only three years later, in July 1959, the Upfield to Somerton section reopened for goods trains.[16] In January 1963, the line from Somerton to the Ford factory was re-laid as dual gauge gauntlet track, a year after the North East standard gauge line through Somerton opened.

A branch line was opened during the Second World War to Broadstore, designed to connect Broadmeadows station with the Maygar Barracks. The line opened on 12 October 1942 and remaining in operation until 1982, when usage of the base began to.[17]

Between Craigieburn and Seymour

A branch line opened from Heathcote Junction (near Kilmore) to Kilmore in 1888 and to Tooborac in 1890, connecting with a line from Bendigo to Heathcote opened a little earlier. The Heathcote Junction – Heathcote line closed in 1968. A branch line from Kilmore to Lancefield opened in 1892, closed in 1904.

The Mansfield line opened from Tallarook to Yea in 1883, Molesworth in 1889, Cathkin and Merton in 1890 and Mansfield in 1891. It is now closed. A branch line was built from Cathkin to Koriella in 1890 and Alexandra in 1909. This line closed in 1978.

North of Seymour

The Tocumwal line opened from Mangalore to Toolamba, Shepparton and Tocumwal in 1880.

A branch line opened from Benalla to St James in 1883, Yarrawonga in 1886 and Oaklands in 1938, with a break of gauge there until the State Rail Authority line closed south of Boree Creek. A second Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). branch line from Benalla to Tatong was opened in 1914 and closed in 1947.

The narrow-gauge Whitfield branch line opened from Wangaratta to Whitfield in 1899, closing in 1953.

A branch line opened from Bowser (north of Wangaratta) to Everton in 1875, which was extended to Beechworth in 1876 and Yackandandah in 1891. The line closed in 1954. Another branch line was built from Everton to Myrtleford in 1883 and Bright in 1890, now closed.

A short line to Peechelba East, which opened in 1928 and closed in 1986, also branched from Bowser.

A short branch line opened from Springhurst via Rutherglen to Wahgunyah in 1879. Services were suspended in 1995.

A branch line opened from Wodonga to Tallangatta between 1889 and 1891, Shelley in 1916, Beetoomba in 1919 and Cudgewa in 1921.[18] A connection from Albury was added near Wodonga, creating a turning triangle to enable the Sydney Limited and its successor Spirit of Progress with their observation cars to be turned as complete trains. The line closed beyond Bandiana in 1981,[19] and the connection to Wodonga later removed, with only standard gauge traffic continuing to use the line via Albury.[20]

Signalling

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References

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  3. The Centenary of the Opening of the Railway to Seymour, Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April;May 1972 pp73-95;101-109
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  6. V/Line: V/Line Voice Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Issue 32, February 2008
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  18. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, June 1960 pp91-93
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External links

Further reading

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