Kilcoy railway line
The Kilcoy railway line is a disused, partly demolished narrow gauge railway in South East Queensland, Australia.
Kilcoy railway line | |
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Disused track at Wamuran, 2015 | |
Overview | |
Status | Closed |
Owner | Queensland Rail |
Locale | Queensland |
Termini | Caboolture Kilcoy |
Continues from | North Coast line |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Queensland Rail |
History | |
Opened | Caboolture-Woodford: 6 December 1909 Woodford-Kilcoy: 22 December 1913 |
Closed | Wamuran-Kilcoy: 30 June 1964 Caboolture-Wamuran: 9 September 1996 |
Technical | |
Line length | 55.9 km (34.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
History
The first section of the line opened from Caboolture to Woodford on 6 December 1909. It was extended to Kilcoy on 22 December 1913.[1][2][3]
Railway stations on the Kilcoy line included Durundur, Neurum, Royston, Villeneuve, Glenfern and Winya.[4] The Wamuran to Kilcoy section closed on 30 June 1964 followed by the remaining section from Caboolture to Wamuran on 9 September 1996.[3] As of 2015 all of the line has been removed back to Caboolture, except for a few hundred metres of track at the former Wamuran station.
Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail
In May 2016 the Moreton Bay Regional Council published a concept plan for the development of a rail trail on the railway alignment from Caboolture to Wamuran.[5]
References
- "Jimna Single Men's Barracks (former) (entry 602685)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- "Kilcoy and Kilcoy Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 38. ISBN 0909650497.
- "Kilcoy Line Re-named". Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1903 - 1922). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- "CABOOLTURE to WAMURAN Rail Trail - Concept" (PDF). Moreton Bay Regional Council. May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Kilcoy railway line at Wikimedia Commons