Oaklands railway line, New South Wales
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The Oaklands railway line is a partly-closed railway line in
Urana, terminating at Oaklands
.
The line opened to Lockhart in 1901, and to Oaklands in 1912.[1] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974, and the line is now closed beyond Boree Creek. Grain haulage provides the main traffic on the line.
From Oaklands,
Victorian border on the Murray River, and then to Benalla, Victoria. That line was formerly Victorian broad gauge, but was converted to standard gauge
in 2009.
See also
References
- ^ "Oaklands Branch". nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 June 2007.