The Maffra railway line is a closed railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line provided an alternative route to

East Gippsland East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114. Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (S ...

than the current route to Sale. The line was closed in stages from

Traralgon Traralgon ( ) is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city of the City of Latrobe. The urban population of Traralgon at the was 26,907. It is the largest and fa ...

to Cowwarr in 1986, and from Cowwarr to

Maffra Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area and it is the second most populous city of the Shire. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture, and is the ...

in 1994. In the later years of the line, the main purpose of the line was to serve dairy industries at

. The last passenger service from Traralgon to Maffra was run by a

153hp Walker railmotor The family of Walker railmotors were a type of diesel railcar operated by the Victorian Railways in Australia. After World War II, the Victorian Railways undertook a major rebuilding program known as Operation Phoenix. One of the first tasks w ...

on 7 July 1977. A replacement bus service started 2 days later. The last freight service on the line was on 8 September 1994, being 9470 up goods to Sale with locomotive N472, a single container wagon, and rail tractor RT49.

Line guide

Maffra-Tinamba '2nd class' ticket issued ~20 years after term abolished

Distances from

Southern Cross station Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Victoria, Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, Melbourne, Spencer Street, between Collins Street, Melbourne, Collins ...

shown.

References

Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia) Railway lines closed in 1994 Railway lines opened in 1887 1887 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia Transport in Gippsland (region) City of Latrobe Shire of Wellington {{Victoria-rail-transport-stub