Alexandra railway line

The Alexandra Line was a short branch line in Victoria, Australia, that connected with the Mansfield railway line at Cathkin. The branch was opened from Cathkin to Koriella station on 16 September 1890,[1] and to the terminus at Alexandra on 28 October 1910.[2]

Alexandra
Overview
Type	V/Line passenger service
Status	Closed
Stations	2
Operation
Commenced	1890
Opened	1890 to Koriella 1909 to Alexandra
Completed	1909
Closed	8 November 1978
Number of tracks	Single with Passing loops

The branch was closed in 1978, at the same time as the Mansfield line.[3] The rail reserve is now part of the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail.

The Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum has occupied the Alexandra station buildings since the 1970s and, since the line was closed, have operated a museum at the station site, dedicated to the timber industry in the local area.[4]

Alexandra railway line
Mansfield Line at Cathkin Station Koriella Alexandra

References

1. "Koriella". Vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. "Alexandra". Vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
4. "Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum". Alexandra Timber Tramway. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

External links

• Photographs of stations along the Alexandra line
• Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum