Narrow gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia
Walhalla Goldfields Railway
A train leaving Thomson station
Overview
Status
Tourist Railway
Termini
Walhalla
Thomson
Former connections
Orbost railway line
Website
walhallarail.com.au
Service
Type
Tourist railway
History
Completed
1910
Closed
1954
Reopened
1994
Technical
Line length
2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Number of tracks
Single track
Track gauge
2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Route map
Legend
km
towards Moe and the main line
159.54
Erica
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
Jacobs Creek
161.96
Knott's Siding
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
Boola Rd (cutting filled in)
162.30
O'Shea and Bennett's Siding
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
163.43
Murie
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
165.58
Platina
(Planned extension of tourist railway)
Coopers Creek Road
Trestle bridge
Trestle bridge (dismantled)
168.24
Thomson
Thomson River
Winter Platform*
Cascade Bridge Halt*
170.69
Happy Creek*
Stringers Creek gorge (6 bridges)
171.94
Walhalla
* refers to stations built during the reconstruction of the Walhalla Tourist railway
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