This article is about the railway line in Victoria, Australia. For the Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore, see North East MRT line. For other uses, see Northeast Line.
North East (SG)
Overview
Status
Operational passenger services from Southern Cross to Albury and Sydney
Owner
Victorian Railways (VR) (1959–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
STA (V/Line) (1983–1989)
PTC (V/Line) (1989–1995)
PTC (V/Line Passenger) (1995–1997)
VicTrack (1997–Current)
Locale
Victoria, Australia
Termini
Southern Cross
Albury
Connecting lines
Albion–Jacana
Main Southern (NSW)
Newport–Sunshine
Oaklands
South Kensington–West Footscray
Western standard gauge
Former connections
Upfield—Somerton link
Stations
6 current stations
Service
Type
Victorian railway line
Services
AlburySouthern Spirit of Progress, Southern Aurora, Sydney–Melbourne Express, Intercapital Daylight Shared tracks: South Kensington–West Footscray, Albion–Jacana, Albury
Operator(s)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1962–1974)
Department of Railways New South Wales (1962–1972)
Public Transport Commission (NSW) (1972–1980)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
State Rail Authority (NSW) (1980–1989)
STA (V/Line) (1983–1989)
PTC (V/Line) (1989–1995)
CountryLink (1989–2013)
PTC (V/Line Passenger) (1995–1998)
V/Line Passenger (1998–2010)
V/Line (2010–Current)
NSW TrainLink (2013–Current)
History
Commenced
November 1959 (1959-11)
Opened
Southern Cross to Albury on 3 January 1962 (1962-01-03)
Completed
3 January 1962 (1962-01-03)
Reopened
New Wodonga section on 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
Closed
Old Wodonga section on 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Technical
Number of tracks
Double track:
Southern Cross to Tottenham
Seymour to border
Single track:
Tottenham to Seymour
border to Albury
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
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North East standard gauge railway line
Legend
km
Multiple lines
via Flinders Street
1.2
Southern Cross
●
Melbourne Freight Terminal
City Loop | Webb Dock line (dismantled)
Victoria Dock (North wharf)
(demolished)
Melbourne Yard & Steel Terminal | Victoria Dock (old)
(all demolished)
Moonee Ponds Creek
CityLink | Victoria Dock (Westgate)
Appleton Dock
South Dynon | Swanson Dock
North Dynon
Maribyrnong River
tunnel under Bunbury Street
Whitehall Street
Multiple lines
to Southern Cross or Flinders Street
6.9
Footscray
●●●●●●●●●●■
Werribee & Williamstown lines
to Newport
7.8
Middle Footscray
8.3
Geelong Road
8.6
West Footscray
10.3
Tottenham
10.4
Ashley Street
11.0
White City
(demolished)
Newport–Sunshine & Western SG lines
to Newport & Adelaide
Maidstone
(demolished)
12.2
Stony Creek
Newport–Sunshine line
to Newport
13.5
Sunshine
●●●●●
13.6
Hampshire Road
Multiple lines
via Deer Park
13.3
Anderson Road
13.7
Albion
Albion–Jacana section
Sunbury, Bendigo, Echuca & Swan Hill lines
to Sunbury
13.8
Albion Loop
14.2
Stony Creek
15.4
McIntyre Road
16.0
McIntyre Sidings | McIntyre Loop
17.6
Maribyrnong River Viaduct
over Maribyrnong River
18.8
Keilor Park Drive
19.8
Albistore Siding
(demolished)
20.3
Calder Freeway
Keilor East
(proposed)
Melbourne Airport line
to Melbourne Airport
(proposed)
22.2
Tullamarine Loop
23.5
Tullamarine Freeway
24.1
Moonee Ponds Creek
26.4
Pascoe Vale Road
Craigieburn, Seymour & Shepparton lines
via Essendon
26.5
Jacana
26.5
Western Ring Road
27.0
Jacana Loop
27.6
Camp Road
27.9
Broadmeadows
●●●
Broadstore Siding
(demolished)
30.3
Coolaroo
Upfield line
to Flinders Street
32.7
Somerton Road
32.8
Somerton
(demolished)
33.1
Somerton Yard | Roxburgh Park
37.1
Craigieburn
●●
37.4
Hume Highway / Sydney Road
38.5
end of overhead
38.5
Hume Freeway
40.8
end of Metro area
Seymour section
42.4
Merri Creek
44.2
Donnybrook
Merri Creek
52.8
Beveridge
58.5
Wallan
61.7
Lightwood
(demolished)
64.5
Heathcote Junction
Heathcote line
to Bendigo
66.3
Wandong
67.8
Hume Freeway
69.7
Mathieson's Siding
(demolished)
74.5
Kilmore East
77.0
Kilmore East Quarry Siding
86.2
Broadford
88.3
McDougall's Siding
(demolished)
96.7
Lowry's Siding
(demolished)
99.5
Hume Freeway
101.2
Tallarook
Mansfield line
to Mansfield
105.5
Dysart
107.4
Goulburn River
109.7
Seymour
●●
Hume Freeway
117.9
Gravelside Siding
(demolished)
120.4
Mangalore
(demolished)
Tocumwal line
to Tocumwal
Albury section
127.0
Avenel
132.3
Monea
(demolished)
138.6
Locksley
(demolished)
147.3
Longwood
(demolished)
154.3
Creighton
(demolished)
162.1
Euroa
Seven Creeks
169.9
Balmattum
(demolished)
180.4
Violet Town
186.8
Burkes Hill Siding
(demolished)
194.2
Baddaginnie
(demolished)
202.9
Hanson's Siding
(demolished)
Broken River
206.3
Benalla
Tatong line
to Tatong
(dismantled) |
Oaklands line
to Oaklands
215.8
Winton
(demolished)
222.0
Head's Siding
(demolished)
229.8
Glenrowan
(closed)
244.1
Alumatta Siding
(demolished)
Whitfield line
to Whitfield
(dismantled)
245.0
Wangaratta
Ovens River
250.9
Bowser
(demolished)
Yackandandah line
to Yackandandah
|
Peechelba East line
to Peechelba East
(dismantled)
268.6
Springhurst
Wahgunyah line
to Wahgunyah
(dismantled)
279.4
Barambogie Ballast Siding
(demolished)
282.4
Chiltern
291.2
Barnawartha
(closed)
SCT Barnawartha
303.3
West Wodonga
(demolished)
Hume Freeway
310.2
Wodonga
311.8
Wodonga (old)
(closed)
Cudgewa line
to Cudgewa
(dismantled)
313.1
Wodonga Coal Siding
(demolished)
Hume Freeway
313.8
Bridge over Murray River
NSW
Victoria
border
315.9
Albury
Main Southern line
to Sydney
km
broad gauge
standard gauge
dual gauge
North East (original BG line)
Overview
Other name(s)
Albury
Status
Operational with broad gauge passenger services from Flinders Street to Seymour
Gauge converted beyond Seymour
Owner
M&ER (1860–1964)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1867–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
MTA (The Met) (1983–1989)
STA (V/Line) (1983–1989)
PTC (The Met) (1989–1997)
PTC (V/Line) (1989–1995)
PTC (V/Line Passenger) (1995–1997)
VicTrack (1997–Current)
Locale
Victoria, Australia
Termini
Southern Cross
Albury
Connecting lines
All metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Albion–Jacana
Oaklands
Tocumwal
Former connections
Bright
Cudgewa
Heathcote
Mansfield
Peechelba East
Tatong
Upfield—Somerton link
Wahgunyah
Whitfield
Stations
38 current stations
13 former stations
2 current siding
13 former sidings
Service
Type
Victorian railway line
Services
AlburyCraigieburnSeymourShepparton
Operator(s)
M&ER (1860–1964)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1867–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
MTA (The Met) (1983–1989)
STA (V/Line) (1983–1989)
PTC (The Met) (1989–1998)
PTC (V/Line) (1989–1995)
PTC (V/Line Passenger) (1995–1998)
Bayside Trains (1998–2000)
V/Line Passenger (1998–2010)
M>Train (2000–2004)
Connex Melbourne (2004–2009)
Metro Trains (2009–Current)
V/Line (2010–Current)
History
Commenced
21 October 1860 (1860-10-21)
Opened
Southern Cross to North Melbourne on 17 January 1859 (1859-01-17)
North Melbourne to Essendon on 21 October 1860 (1860-10-21)
Essendon to Dysart on 18 April 1872 (1872-04-18)
Dysart to Seymour on 26 August 1872 (1872-08-26)
Seymour to Longwood on 20 November 1872 (1872-11-20)
Longwood to Violet Town on 20 March 1873 (1873-03-20)
Violet Town to Benalla on 18 August 1873 (1873-08-18)
Benalla to Wangaratta on 28 October 1873 (1873-10-28)
Wangaratta to Wodonga on 21 November 1873 (1873-11-21)
Wodonga to Albury on 14 June 1883 (1883-06-14)
Flinders Street to Southern Cross on 29 November 1891 (1891-11-29)
Completed
14 June 1883 (1883-06-14)
Reopened
North Melbourne to Newmarket on 31 October 1867 (1867-10-31)
Newmarket to Essendon on 9 January 1871 (1871-01-09)
Electrified
Flinders Street to Essendon on 28 May 1919 (1919-05-28)
Essendon to Broadmeadows on 4 September 1921 (1921-09-04)
Broadmeadows to Craigieburn on 22 July 2007 (2007-07-22)
Gauge converted
Seymour to Albury on 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
Closed
North Melbourne to Essendon on 1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
Seymour to Albury on 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Technical
Line length
307.812 km (191.27 mi)
Number of tracks
Broad gauge
Six tracks: Flinders Street to North Melbourne
Four tracks: North Melbourne to Kensington
Double track: Kensington to Dysart
Single track: Dysart to Seymour
Standard gauge
Double track:
Seymour to border
Single track:
Broadmeadows to Seymour
border to Albury
Track gauge
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification
Flinders Street to Craigieburn: 1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed
130 km/h (81 mph) - Passenger
115 km/h (71 mph) - Freight
Signalling
BG to Craigieburn: Automatic block signaling
BG to Seymour: Double Line Block
SG to Albury: Centralised Traffic Control
Maximum incline
1 in 50 (2%)
Route map
Legend
km
Multiple lines
via Richmond or Jolimont
City Loop
0.0
Flinders Street
1.4
Parliament
●●●●●●●●●
2.7
Melbourne Central
3.3
Flagstaff
1.2
Southern Cross
●
City Loop
Albury, & Western SG lines
to Albury, Sydney & Adelaide
2.9
North Melbourne
●●●●●●●
3.1
Dynon Road
Upfield line
to Upfield
3.7
CityLink
3.7
Moonee Ponds Creek
Multiple lines
via Footscray
Metro section
(Craigieburn Line)
4.8
Kensington
5.4
Racecourse Road
5.5
Newmarket
■
Flemington Racecourse line
to Flemington Racecourse
6.8
Ascot Vale Road
7.0
Ascot Vale
7.4
Maribyrnong Road
8.1
Moonee Ponds
9.2
Essendon
●●■
9.5
Mount Alexander Road
10.4
Glenbervie
11.0
Strathmore
11.3
Pascoe Vale Road
11.7
Moonee Ponds Creek
11.8
Bell Street
11.9
CityLink
12.5
Pascoe Vale
14.1
Oak Park
15.6
Glenroy
Albury to Southern Cross
& Albion-Jacana line to Albion
16.7
Jacana
16.7
Western Ring Road
17.8
Camp Road
18.1
Broadmeadows
●●●
Broadstore Siding
(demolished)
20.5
Coolaroo
Upfield line
to Flinders Street
22.9
Somerton Road
23.0
Somerton
(demolished)
23.3
Somerton Yard | Roxburgh Park
27.3
Craigieburn
●●
27.6
Hume Highway / Sydney Road
28.0
end of overhead
28.7
Hume Freeway
31.0
end of Metro area
Seymour section
32.6
Merri Creek
34.4
Donnybrook
Merri Creek
43.0
Beveridge
48.7
Wallan
51.9
Lightwood
(demolished)
54.7
Heathcote Junction
Heathcote line
to Bendigo
56.5
Wandong
58.0
Hume Freeway
59.9
Mathieson's Siding
(demolished)
64.7
Kilmore East
67.2
Kilmore East Quarry Siding
76.4
Broadford
78.5
McDougall's Siding
(demolished)
86.9
Lowry's Siding
(demolished)
89.7
Hume Freeway
91.4
Tallarook
Mansfield line
to Mansfield
95.7
Dysart
97.6
Goulburn River
99.9
Seymour
●●
Hume Freeway
108.1
Gravelside Siding
(demolished)
110.6
Mangalore
(demolished)
Tocumwal line
to Tocumwal
117.2
Avenel
122.4
Monea
(demolished)
128.8
Locksley
(demolished)
137.5
Longwood
(demolished)
144.5
Creighton
(demolished)
152.3
Euroa
Seven Creeks
160.1
Balmattum
(demolished)
170.6
Violet Town
177.0
Burkes Hill Siding
(demolished)
184.4
Baddaginnie
(demolished)
193.1
Hanson's Siding
(demolished)
Broken River
196.5
Benalla
Tatong line
to Tatong
(dismantled) |
Oaklands line
to Oaklands
206.0
Winton
(demolished)
212.2
Head's Siding
(demolished)
220.0
Glenrowan
(closed)
234.3
Alumatta Siding
(demolished)
Whitfield line
to Whitfield
(dismantled)
235.2
Wangaratta
Ovens River
241.1
Bowser
(demolished)
Yackandandah line
to Yackandandah
|
Peechelba East line
to Peechelba East
(dismantled)
258.8
Springhurst
Wahgunyah line
to Wahgunyah
(dismantled)
269.6
Barambogie Ballast Siding
(demolished)
272.6
Chiltern
281.4
Barnawartha
(closed)
293.5
West Wodonga
(demolished)
Hume Freeway
300.4
Wodonga
302.0
Wodonga (old)
(closed)
Cudgewa line
to Cudgewa
(dismantled)
303.3
Wodonga Coal Siding
(demolished)
Hume Freeway
304.0
Bridge over Murray River
NSW
Victoria
border
306.1
Albury
Main Southern line
to Lidcombe
km
broad gauge
standard gauge
2 ft 6 in narrow gauge
dual gauge
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The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia.[1] The line runs from Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central business district to Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury-Wodonga, serving the cities of Wangaratta and Seymour, and smaller towns in northeastern Victoria.
The railway line is both standard gauge and broad gauge. It originally was built as broad gauge the entire length, but another track was built as standard gauge between Seymour and Albury, with construction of the standard gauge track commencing in November 1959 and completed in January 1962, completing the Sydney-Melbourne standard gauge railway. Between 2008 and 2010, the broad gauge track between Seymour and Albury was finally converted to be the line's second standard gauge track. The original section between Southern Cross and Jacana remains broad gauge, with the standard gauge joining and running parallel to the broad gauge between Jacana and Seymour, where the broad gauge branches off on the Tocumwal line, and finally continuing as standard gauge all the way to Albury.
The line is owned by VicTrack, but the standard gauge sections are leased to and maintained by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.[2]
^Turton, Keith W. (1973). The North East Railway. (A Lineside Guide) Melbourne to Wodonga. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0-85849-013-7.
^"Background - Organisation of Australia's Railways". Department of Transport and Regional Services. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
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