Cohuna railway line explained

Type:	Victorian Railways passenger and freight services
Cohuna
Open:	10 November 1915^[1]
Close:	1 March 1981: Diggora West—Cohuna 8 December 1986: Elmore—Diggora West^[2]
Stations:	10
Tracks:	1

The Cohuna railway line is a closed line in the north of Victoria, Australia. Branching off the Bendigo-Deniliquin line at Elmore, it ran north-west to its terminus at Cohuna.

History

The line was authorised by the 1912 Elmore to Cohuna Railway Construction Act,^[3] and was officially opened on 10 November 1915.^[1]

Stations

All stations on the branch opened with the line on 10 November 1915. Stations on the section from Diggora Wast to Cohuna closed with that part of the line on 1 March 1981. The section from Elmore to Diggora West was closed on 8 December 1986.^[2]

• Elmore from Melbourne
  • • Hunter Diggora West McColl s

Notes and References

1. Book: Harrigan, Leo J.. Victorian Railways to ‘62 . Melbourne . Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board . 1962 . 284.
2. Web site: Cohuna Line . Vicsig . 2024-07-31.
3. Web site: Elmore to Cohuna Railway Construction Act 1912 . 2023-12-25 . austlii.edu.au.