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The rail service between Mount Gambier and Heywood was suspended on 11 April 1995 due to the standardization of the gauges of the Melbourne–Adelaide and the Maroona-Portland lines. [5] [3] The South Australian section of the line between Mount Gambier and Rennick was used by the tourist service, the Limestone Coast Railway, until 20 March 1999.
The Mount Gambier Rail Trail is a rail trail that follows the course of the railway line. It is open to pedestrians and cyclists, and runs for 10.5 km from Mount Gambier and ends in the suburb of Suttontown. [21] The trail was completed in early 2017 from Pick Avenue to Whites Avenue.
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]
SAR 621 hauling a shuttle into Mount Barker on 23 May 2021 Commonwealth Railways NM class steam locomotive NM25 hauling the Pichi Richi Railway’s Afghan Express out of Quorn on 4 July 2020 There are 2 railway lines where passenger and freight have been withdrawn, but are open for tourist, both of which are not located in the city of Adelaide ...
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.
A line known as the Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line was opened between Heywood and Mount Gambier in 1917. [5] Service was suspended on 11 April 1995, due to the standardisation of the Maroona – Portland line and is pending for standard gauge conversion. [citation needed]
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.
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.