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| Crowes railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Abandoned | ||
| Stations | 23 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Vic | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 March 1902 (to Beech Forest) 20 June 1911 (to Crowes) | ||
| Closed | 11 December 1954 (Ferguson to Crowes) (Ferguson-Weeaproinah reopened January 1955) 30 June 1962 (Colac to Weeaproinah) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 44 mi (71 km) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) | ||
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The Crowes railway line was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway located in the Otway Ranges in south-western Victoria, Australia, running from the main line to Port Fairy at Colac to Beech Forest and later to Crowes.
It was the third of four narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways, opening to Beech Forest in March 1902, and extended to Crowes in June 1911. Nearly 44 miles (71 km) long, it was the longest of the narrow gauge lines. It was also the last to close, finally succumbing in June 1962, although the line had been truncated back to Ferguson railway station in December 1954, only to be reopened to Weeaproinah in January 1955.
Sections of the route have been developed as the Old Beechy Rail Trail.