Railway line in Victoria, Australia
Mildura Other name(s) Yelta Status Operational Owner VicTrack Locale Victoria , Australia Termini Type Heavy rail Services Maryborough Operator(s) Passenger: V/Line Freight: Pacific National Commenced 1874 (1874 ) Completed 1903 (1903 ) Closed for gauge conversion August 2017 (Yelta-Maryborough) Reopened February 2018 (Yelta-Maryborough) Line length 474.4 km (294.8 mi) Number of tracks 1 Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in ) standard gauge between Yelta and Maryborough1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in ) between Maryborough and BallaratOld gauge 1,600mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge (Maryborough-Yelta)
km0
588.2
Yelta
583.7
Merbein West
579.0
Merbein
567.8
Mildura
561.1
Irymple
553.5
Red Cliffs
551.2
Yatpool
536.6
Carwarp
528.3
Boonoonar
528.3
Nowingi
501.5
Hattah
489.0
Trinita
475.9
Kiamal
467.3
Ouyen
459.0
Nunga
453.0
Bronzewing
443.4
Gypsum
434.9
Tempy
428.4
Speed
421.6
Turiff
410.9
Gama
402.2
Lascelles
390.6
Woomelang
380.3
Watchpuga
368.9
Curyo
363.5
Kinnabulla
348.0
Birchip
336.1
Morton Plains
328.3
Watchem
319.8
Massey
311.2
Litchfield
302.8
Buloke
296.1
Donald
284.0
Cope Cope
276.4
Swanwater
268.9
Sutherland
257.7
St Arnaud
245.8
Caraporee
236.2
Emu
224.1
Bealiba
211.1
Goldsborough
204.6
Dunolly ↑ standard gauged in 2018 ↓ dual gauged in 1996
197.3
Bet Bet
194.6
Havelock
189.4
Simson
182.5
Maryborough
dual gauge under construction
174.8
Daisy Hill
168.4
Talbot
151.0
Clunes
146.3
Tourello
134.9
North Creswick
133.0
Creswick
128.4
Bald Hills
125.3
Sulky
123.6
Waubra Junction
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria , Australia . The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura , Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
The line is primarily utilised by freight services. V/Line passenger services also operate on the line between Maryborough and Ballarat.