Yanac railway line

Former railway line in Victoria, Australia

The Yanac railway line was a railway line in Victoria, Australia, branching off of the Yaapeet railway line at Jeparit station. It was opened in two stages from Jeparit to Lorquon on December 10, 1912, and Lorquon to Yanac in 1916. It was closed in late 1986.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Jeparit
Yanac

Connecting linesYaapeetStations5HistoryOpened10 December 1912Closed8 December 1986

History

The line was first opened only to Lorquon, but work on the extension to Yanac began in 1915 and was finished in 1916, with the first trains running in June. Between 1938 and 1939, bulk grain silos were provided at all stations .^[2] The last passenger service to Yanac ran sometime in the 1950s. The line was officially closed in 1986.^[1]^[3]

Line Guide

Branched from Yaapeet railway line at Jeparit station

Detpa

Lorquon

Netherby

Yanac

References

^ ^a ^b "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
^ ^a ^b Bibliophile (2013-01-04). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Yanac line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
^ ^a ^b "Yanac | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 2021-11-05.

Railway lines in Victoria

Main lines
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Branch lines

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V/Line services
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Metro Trains Melbourne services

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Tourist railways

Operational	Bellarine Railway Daylesford Spa Country Railway Mornington Railway Puffing Billy Railway Victorian Goldfields Railway Walhalla Goldfields Railway Yarra Valley Railway
Former	South Gippsland Railway