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Skipton railway line

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Skipton
Overview
StatusClosed
Former connectionsServiceton
Stations7
Service
TypeV/Line passenger service
History
OpenedNewtown – Linton 1890, Linton – Skipton 1916
Closed1986
Technical
Line length55 km
Number of tracks1 (now removed)
Route map

Linton Junction
Serviceton line
Kopke
Haddon
Scarsdale
Newtown
Linton
Pittong
Skipton

The Skipton Line was a branch line running south west from Ballarat to the town of Skipton, Victoria. The line branched from the main Serviceton Western line just after Ballarat at the Linton junction and was 55 kilometres long. The line was opened on 10 October 1890 and finally closed on 4 December 1986. The line had previously closed to passenger services in 1972.[1][2]

It is now the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail.[3]

Melbourne-Skipton excursion rail ticket 1978

References

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  1. ^ "VICSIG".
  2. ^ "Skipton Line".
  3. ^ "Rail Trails".