Peechelba East railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

Bowser
Peechelba East

Connecting linesNorth EastStations3HistoryOpenedOctober 31, 1927ClosedDecember 8, 1986

The Peechelba East railway line was a railway line in North Eastern Victoria, Australia, branching off of the North East railway line at Bowser railway station. It was opened on 31 October 1927 and closed on 8 December 1986.^[1]^[2]

History

The line was opened on 31 October 1927, to serve soldier settlers in the area.^[2] Although it was about 5 miles (8 km) from Peechelba, on the other side of the Ovens River, the terminus was originally named Peechelba. The Country Roads Board and three local shires contributed to the cost of a bridge linking Peechelba with the new station,^[2] renamed Peechelba East in March 1948. The line was closed to all traffic in December 1986, along with many other lines elsewhere in the state.^[1]

Line Guide

The line branched from the North East railway line at Bowser station. There were only two stations.

Boorhaman
Peechelba East

References

^ ^a ^b "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New Railway Line". The Age. 1927-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

Railway lines in Victoria

Main lines
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North Eastern District	Alexandra Bright Cobram Colbinabbin Cudgewa Girgarre Katamatite Mansfield Oaklands Peechelba East Tatong Wahgunyah Whitfield Yackandandah
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V/Line services
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Metro Trains Melbourne services

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Tourist railways

Operational	Bellarine Railway Daylesford Spa Country Railway Mornington Railway Puffing Billy Railway Victorian Goldfields Railway Walhalla Goldfields Railway Yarra Valley Railway
Former	South Gippsland Railway