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Yaapeet
Overview
Other name(s)Rainbow
StatusOperational
OwnerVicTrack
Termini
  • Dimboola
  • Yaapeet
Connecting linesServcieton, Yanac
Stations10
History
Opened1894
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Old gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

The Yaapeet railway line (also known as the Rainbow railway line) is a standard-gauge railway line branching off of the Serviceton railway line. The line was opened in stages beginning from Dimboola to Jeparit on June 19, 1894 and reaching Yaapeet on June 25, 1914.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

History

The line was opened in stages from Dimboola to Jeparit on June 19, 1884, Jeparit to Rainbow on November 2, 1899 and Rainbow to Yaapeet on June 26, 1914.

Due to the 2011 Victorian floods, sections of the line were severely damaged and the line was closed until February 2012.[10]

Line Guide

Branched from the Serviceton railway line at Dimboola railway station

Arkona (formerly Katyil)

Antwerp

Tarranyurk

Jeparit

Yanac railway line branched off just after Jeparit

Ellam

Pullut

Rainbow

Albacutya

Yaapeet (formerly Turkey Bottom)

[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bibliophile (7 January 2013). "Wimmera...way back when: Railways - Yaapeet line". Wimmera...way back when. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Yaapeet Line". www.vicrailstations.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Yaapeet Line". trainsofvictoria.info. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Yaapeet Line is it closed?". Railpage. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Western Victorian Railfan Guide". members.wimmera.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Yaapeet | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ "VPARL1912Vol1RSCNo12.pdf" (PDF).
  9. ^ "VPARL1911Vol1RSCNo8.pdf" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Dimboola - Rainbow line reopens". www.dimboolacourier.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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