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Coleraine railway line

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The Coleraine railway line was a railway line branching off of the Portland railway line at Coleraine Junction station. It was opened on 20 November 1888, and was officially closed on 12 September 1977. It is now a Rail trail.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Coleraine
Overview
Other name(s)Hamilton-Coleraine
Statusclosed
OwnerVicTrack
Termini
Connecting linesPortland
Stations5
History
Opened20 November 1888
Closed12 September 1977
Technical
Line length37 km (23 mi)

Line Guide

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Branched from Portland railway line at Coleraine Junction station

Bocharra

Wannon

Parkwood (originally named Gritjurk)

Coleraine

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hamilton to Coleraine". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Coleraine Tourist Information Centre | Visit Greater Hamilton". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hamilton to Coleraine Rail Trail - Victoria". www.railtrails.org.au. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Hamilton to Coleraine Rail Trail". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Hamilton-Coleraine Rail Trail". trackspotting.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Hamilton-Coleraine Railway Line Landcare Group". Victorian Landcare Gateway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "DataSheet431-RailwayBridgeFormer-BrungBrungleRoadWannon.PDF" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Coleraine Line". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Coleraine, VIC". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Hamilton-Coleraine Rail Trail, Victoria, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 July 2021.