Balranald railway line

Balranald railway line
Balranald railway line
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	36°01′34″S 144°47′27″E / 36.026°S 144.7909°E / -36.026; 144.7909
Termini	Barnes; Balranald;
Stations	Wakool, Moulamein
History
Opened	26 March 1926
Closed beyond Moulamein	1986
Closed beyond Caldwell	March 9, 2006
Closed beyond Barnes	May 12, 2008
Closed	May 12, 2008
Technical
Line length	193.53 km (120.25 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Operating speed	30 km/h (19 mph)
Route map
	Deniliquin railway line
	to Deniliquin
	Deniliquin railway line
	to Echuca and Melbourne

The Balranald railway line was a Victorian Railways broad gauge line that branched from Barnes on the Deniliquin railway line and ran to Balranald. The building of the line was sanctioned under the Border Railways Act 1922.^[3]

The Balranald branch line was opened on 26 March 1926. The section from Moulamein to Balranald was closed in 1986. The bridge across Yanga Creek near Balranald was subsequently demolished to make way for a realignment of the Sturt Highway.^[4] Segments between Caldwell and Moulamein and Barnes and Caldwell were closed in 2006 and 2008 respectively.^[5]

References

^ a b "Line Data Moulamein Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ a b "Balranald Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "NSW Railway Lines Other Than Standard Gauge". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ McNicol, Steve & Woodland, Tony (2010). Bridging the Murray: A Study of the Rail Crossings. Railmac Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-86477-076-6.
^ "Balranald Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[VICSIG-1] "Line Data Moulamein Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[NSWrail-2] "Balranald Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[3] "NSW Railway Lines Other Than Standard Gauge". Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[4] McNicol, Steve & Woodland, Tony (2010). Bridging the Murray: A Study of the Rail Crossings. Railmac Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-86477-076-6.

[5] "Balranald Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 17 January 2020.