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{{Short description|Former railway line in Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox rail line
}}
The '''xx railway line'''
(also known as ''xx'')
is a
closed
{{convert|xx|mi|km|0|adj=on}}
[[branch line|branch railway line]]
{{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} [[narrow gauge railway]] line
freight-only
situated in the [[xx|xx]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].
Constructed by the [[Victorian Railways]], it branches from the [[xx railway line|xx line]] at {{rwsa|xx}} station, and runs
north south east west
from the town of {{VICcity|xx}} to {{VICcity|xx}}.
and across the Victoria-New South Wales border to the town of {{NSWcity|xx}}.
The line was primarily built to
serve the xx industry at xx / provide an alternative route to xx
In the later years of the line,
as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.
Other intros?:
*The final section of the line between [[Neerim South, Victoria|Neerim South]] and {{VICcity|Noojee}} traversed increasingly hilly terrain and featured a number of large timber trestle bridges. Extensively and repeatedly damaged by bushfires over the years, the line was closed in the 1950s and dismantled. The last remaining large [[trestle bridge]] on the line has been preserved and has become a popular local tourist attraction.
*The terminus was near the New South Wales [[Corowa railway line|Culcairn - Corowa railway]], but no bridge was ever provided over the [[Murray River]]. As the two lines were of differing gauges and the stations 2.5 kilometres (1.25 miles) apart there was probably no particular benefit for the expense of building a bridge to connect the two differing systems.
*It was one of the earliest branch lines constructed in Victoria.
*The line served the major regional town of {{VICcity|Beechworth}}, which had been active in campaigning for the [[North East railway line|main rail route]] into [[New South Wales]] to run via the town.
*The line followed the [[Ovens Valley]]
*The [[High Country Rail Trail]] now uses most of the railway reserve.
*It was built as a [[tramway (industrial)|tramway]], running from {{VICcity|Dookie}} to {{VICcity|Katamatite}}, Two years later it was taken over by the [[Victorian Railways]] (VR) and sections of the track were upgraded allowing its reclassification as a railway.
==History==
The line was opened in
xx stages from
xx
to xx
<ref name=vicsig>{{cite web |title=xx line |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/line/xx |website=Vicsig |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>,
and closed in
xx stages from
xx
to xx
<ref name=vicsig/>.
==Stations==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ Station Histories
! Station
! Opened !! Closed !! Age
! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Victorian Railway Lines|branch}}
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[[Category:Railway lines in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Freight railway lines in Victoria (Australia)]]
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