Welshpool Jetty railway line

Welshpool Jetty
Welshpool Jetty
	Horse-drawn tramway at Welshpool railway station
Overview
Status	Dismantled line
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1905–1941)
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Welshpool; Welshpool Jetty;
Former connections	Port Albert line
Stations	2 former stations; 1 former siding;
Service
Type	Former Victorian narrow gauge horse drawn tramway
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1905–1941)
Rolling stock	Horse drawn wagons
History
Commenced	26 June 1905
Opened	26 June 1905
Completed	26 June 1905
Closed	1 January 1941
Technical
Line length	~5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	South Gippsland line
	to Dandenong
	South Gippsland line
	to Port Albert

The Welshpool Jetty railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge branch line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 26 June 1905, and was operated as a horse-drawn tramway, connecting Welshpool station to Port Welshpool. It had a total length of just under 3.1 miles (5 km) and ran to the old fishing jetty. The line closed on 1 January 1941.^[1]^[2]

Station histories

Station	Opened^[3]	Closed^[3]	Age
Welshpool	13 January 1892	5 June 1990	98 years
Port Welshpool	26 June 1905	1 January 1941	35 years
Welshpool Jetty	c. 26 June 1905	c. 1 January 1941	Approx. 35 years

References

^ "Great Southern Rail 1887 to 1994". Great Southern Rail Trail. Leongatha Community and Visitor Information Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
^ ^a ^b "Vicsig – Port Welshpool line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 July 2024.