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Mount Gambier–Heywood railway line is a 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) line located in Australia which operated from 27 November 1917 to 11 April 1995 between Mount Gambier in the state of South Australia and Heywood in the state of Victoria. It is one of two railway lines built by both state governments following an agreement in 1912 to connect to ...
Part of this line was used for Limestone Coast Railway tourist services to the border until it ceased 20 March 1999. [6] The Heywood line was permanently severed from the Wolseley line when the remains of Mount Gambier railway station was made into a public community space in 2015 with a two track easement left for right of way if standardised.
The Limestone Coast Railway was a tourist railway in the Australian state of South Australia which, from 1998 to 2006, operated a tourist service from Mount Gambier to stations on local 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) gauge railway lines which had been closed in April 1995.
The Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line, a broad gauge line, was opened between Mount Gambier and Heywood near Portland in 1917. From 1953 to 1956, the southeastern lines were converted to broad gauge, with the exception of the Beachport – Millicent and the Wandilo – Glencoe line, which were closed down in 1957.
This is a route-map template for the Mount Gambier–Heywood railway line, a railway in Australia.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
In 1887, the Mount Gambier railway line was constructed to Naracoorte (connecting to the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line) and Wolseley, where it joined the Adelaide-Wolseley line. On 28 November 1917, a broad gauge line opened from Mount Gambier to Heywood near Portland. In the 1950s, the narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge. [2]
Kingston SE railway line, branch of Mount Gambier line from Naracoorte (closed 28 November 1987) Stewarts; Lucindale; Avenue; Reedy Creek; Kingston SE; Milang, branch of Victor Harbor line from Sandergrove railway station (closed 17 June 1970) Nurragi; Punkulde; Milang; Beachport railway line, branch from Mount Gambier (closed April 1995 ...
Mt Gambier-Heywood rail ticket 1979. A short lived branch line was opened from Dunkeld to Penshurst in 1890 but closed only eight years later. [2] A branch line was opened from Hamilton north to Cavendish between 1910 and 1920. This was connected to the Horsham - Balmoral railway in the 1920s, which itself connected back to the main Serviceton ...