Yungera railway line

Yungera railway line
The line near Pyramid
Overview
Type	V/Line passenger service
System	V/Line, Pacific National
Connecting lines	Eaglehawk – Inglewood line
Stations	5
Operation
Rolling stock	N class locomotive and N carriages (V/Line), locomotive and grain hoppers (PN)
Technical
Line length	350 km (217 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Route map Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are always serviced; and stations with an asterisk (*) are staffed part-time. 0.00 km Southern Cross (SSS) Zone 1 5.62 km Footscray (FSY) Zone 1 Sydenham line 25.17 km Watergardens (SDM) Zone 2 Sunbury line 39.39 km Sunbury (SBY) Zone 2 Bendigo line 164.24 km Bendigo (BDG) Zone 13 Deniliquin line 172.10 km Eaglehawk (EAG)* Zone 13 Eaglehawk–Inglewood line to Robinvale & Kulwin lines 194.98 km Raywood (Closed) 213.33 km Dingee (DGE) Zone 17 221.22 km Prairie (Closed) 231.09 km Mitiamo (Closed) 251.35 km Pyramid (PYD) Zone 21 267.84 km Macorna (Closed) 291.88 km Kerang (KER) Zone 25 308.17 km Lake Charm (Closed) 318.58 km Mystic Park (Closed) 332.07 km Lake Boga (Closed) 347.28 km Swan Hill (SWH) Zone 31 Piangil line

Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are always serviced; and stations with an asterisk (*) are staffed part-time.

The Piangil railway line (often referred to as the Swan Hill railway line) is in Victoria, Australia. It branches off the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo and currently has five stations.

Passenger services on the line are operated by V/Line as extensions of services to Bendigo from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne.

The line was progressively extended from its junction with the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo. It opened to Raywood in 1882, Mitiamo in 1883, Pyramid and Kerang in 1884, and Swan Hill in 1890. The line from Swan Hill was later extended, to Piangil in 1915, Kooloonong in 1920, and Yungera in 1926. The section from Kooloonong to Yungera was closed in 1957, and from Piangil to Kooloonong in 1981. Parts of the former route beyond Piangil, including all of it beyond Kooloonong are preserved in the Piangil Yungera Railway Bushland Reserve.

The Koondrook branch line, built and operated by the Shire of Kerang, was opened in 1886. It was acquired by the Victorian Railways in 1952 and closed in 1981. Under the 1922 Border Railways Act, a branch opened from Kerang to Murrabit in 1924, which in 1928 was extended across the New South Wales border at the Murray River to Stony Crossing. Passenger services on the section beyond Murrabit had ended by 1932, and all services were suspended in 1943. Passenger services to Murrabit had ceased by the end of 1941. The line to Murrabit closed in 1961.