The Colbinabbin railway line (also known as ''Rushworth railway line'') is a closed branch railway line situated in both the

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and

Loddon Mallee The Loddon Mallee is an economic rural region located in the north-western part of Victoria, Australia. Occupying more than a quarter of the state, it stretches from Greater Melbourne to the northernmost point of Victoria, sharing a border ...

regions of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the

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, it branches from the

Shepparton line The Tocumwal railway line (also known as the Shepparton line) is a gauge railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs between the border town of Tocumwal in New South Wales to Southern Cross, Melbourne. The line is utilised by variou ...

at station, and runs west from the town of to . The line was primarily built to serve the grain industries as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.

History

The line was opened in 2 stages from September 1890 to August 1914, and closed in October 1987. The line was eventually extended to Colbinabbin, opening in August 1914, and a branch from Rushworth to Girgarre opened in May 1917. The line to Girgarre was closed back to Stanhope in 1975, and the remaining sections were closed in October 1987.

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{{Victorian Railway Lines, branch Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (state) 5 ft 3 in gauge railways in Australia Railway lines opened in 1890 Railway lines closed in 1987 1890 establishments in Australia 1987 disestablishments in Australia Transport in Hume (region) Transport in Loddon Mallee (region)