Moolort railway line

rdf:langString Moolort railway line

rdf:langString Moolort

rdf:langString Moolort

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rdf:langString Closed apart from 1.5 km Castlemaine to Maldon Junction

rdf:langString Moolort Railway

rdf:langString Cross Country

rdf:langString The Moolort Line is a cross-country line which connects Maryborough and Castlemaine. The last passenger rail service operated between Castlemaine and Maryborough on 31 July 1977, and most of the line (between Moolort and Maldon Junction) has been out of use since 2004. The Victorian Goldfields Railway operates on around 1.5 km of the line between Castlemaine and Maldon Junction, then continues on to Maldon using the Shelbourne line. Ballast trains used to run from Moolort to Maryborough, but the railway line is now closed from Maldon Junction (which is in Castlemaine) right through to Maryborough. Some level crossings have been asphalted over, however the rails are in effect still below. The line, beginning in Castlemaine, passes through Campbells Creek, Yapeen, Guildford, Newstead, Moolort, and Carisbrook, before joining the Mildura line at Maryborough. One of the policies of the Victorian Coalition government elected in November 2010 was to undertake a study into reintroducing passenger services between Ballarat and Bendigo, which would include running between Maryborough and Castlemaine. A media release in 2011 stated that a review was under way, but nothing further has been heard about the plan. There has been significant discussion on the re-opening of this rail line for passenger services

rdf:langString Mildura Line at Maryborough and Bendigo Line at Castlemaine