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Outtrim
Outtrim
Overview
Status	Dismantled line
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1892–1959)
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Korumburra; Outtrim;
Continues from	Port Albert line
Former connections	Port Albert line
Stations	4 former stations; 1 proposed station; 8 former siding;
Service
Type	Former Victorian regional service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1892–1959)
History
Commenced	28 October 1892
Opened	Korumburra to Coal Creek on 28 October 1892; Jumbunna Junction to Jumbunna on 7 May 1894; Strezlecki Junction to Strezlecki Siding on 1 June 1894; Jumbunna to Outtrim on 5 February 1896;
Completed	5 February 1896
Closed	Austral Siding to Strezlecki Siding on 19 June 1911; Strezlecki Junction to Austral Siding on 10 May 1951; Jumbunna to Outtrim on 4 September 1951; Jumbunna Junction to Jumbunna on 30 September 1953; Korumburra to Coal Creek on 15 April 1959;
Technical
Line length	15.240 km (9.47 mi) Korumburra to ... Outrim: 10.522 km (6.54 mi); Coal Creek Siding: 1.728 km (1.07 mi); Strezlecki Siding: 4.897 km (3.04 mi);
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	South Gippsland line
	to Dandenong
	South Gippsland line
	to Port Albert
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The Outtrim railway line is a closed railway situated in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It was a 6-mile (10 km) branch of the former South Gippsland railway (also known as Great Southern Railway) and connected with the main line near Korumburra railway station. The line was primarily built to allow the exploitation of black coal deposits in the Outtrim area.

History

The line was opened in two stages; from Korumburra to Jumbunna on 7 May 1894, and from Jumbunna to Outtrim on 5 February 1896. On 28 October 1892 a short 1-mile (2 km) branch to the Coal Creek coalfield was opened, connecting with the Outtrim line just south of Korumburra station.^[1]

The Outtrim line was closed in two stages; on 4 September 1951 from Jumbunna to Outtrim, and on 1 October 1953 from Jumbunna to Korumburra.^[1] The closure came at a time when the Victorian government was closing many short branch lines throughout the state.

The Jumbunna railway embankment^[2] and viaduct^[3] are listed in the Victorian Heritage Inventory.

Station histories

Station	Opened^[4]	Closed^[4]	Age	Notes
Korumburra	2 June 1891	15 December 1994	103 years
Korumburra	15 December 1994	16 January 2016	21 years	Tourist service
Coal Creek Siding	28 October 1892	15 April 1959	66 years
Korumburra & Jeetho Siding	?	?	?
Silkstone Siding	?	?	?	Never fully built
Wynne's Siding	?	?	?
Newcastle	-	-	-	Planned, never built
New Extended Siding	?	?	?	Formerly Sunbeam Collieries Siding
Austral Siding	?	10 May 1951	?	Formerly Black Diamond
Strezlecki Siding	1 June 1894	19 June 1911	17 years
Jumbunna	7 May 1894	30 September 1953	59 years
Jumbynna Coal Co Siding	5 February 1896	June 1952	56 years
Outtrim North	5 February 1896	4 September 1951	55 years
Outtrim	5 February 1896	4 September 1951	55 years

References

^ ^a ^b Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
^ "Jumbunna Railway Embankment, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8021-0042". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
^ "Jumbunna Railway Line Viaduct, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8021-0041". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
^ ^a ^b "Vicsig – Outtrim line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 July 2024.