Piangil
The line near Pyramid station
Overview
Other names	Yungera Swan Hill
Status	Operational between Piangil and Bendigo, closed beyond Piangil.
Owner	VicTrack
Locale	Victoria,Australia
Termini	Yungera Bendigo
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Services	Bendigo Swan Hill
Operator(s)	Passenger:V/Line Freight:Pacific National
History
Completed	1926 (1926)
Technical
Line length	225.2 km (139.9 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	None
Route map Legend Code km0 Zone Yungera Koorkab Kooloonong Natya Coonimur 389.4 Piangil 385.0 Miralie 376.1 Nyah West 368.5 Pira 359.3 Woorinen SWH 347.3 Swan Hill ↑ freight only 31 Pental 332.1 Lake Boga Tresco 318.6 Mystic Park 308.2 Lake Charm Fairley Stony Crossing line & Kerang–Koondrook Tramway KER 291.9 Kerang 25 South Kerang Tragowel 267.8 Macorna Mincha PYD 251.4 Pyramid 21 Mologa 231.1 Mitiamo 221.2 Prairie DGE 213.3 Dingee 17 Tandarra 192.9 Raywood (original location) 192.8 Raywood Sebastian Woodvale Myer's Flat Eaglehawk–Inglewood line toRobinvale &Kulwin lines EAG 172.1 Eaglehawk 13 Deniliquin line BDG 164.2 Bendigo 13 Deniliquin line SBY 39.4 Sunbury 2 Sunbury line SDM 25.1 Watergardens 2 Sydenham line FSY 5.6 Footscray 1 SSS 0.0 Southern Cross 1 km0 Zone This diagram: view talk edit

ThePiangil railway line is a5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) gauge railway line in north-westernVictoria, Australia. It branches off theDeniliquin line just north ofBendigo, and runs in a north-westerly direction throughPyramid Hill andKerang to the border town ofSwan Hill, then roughly parallels theNew South Wales border toPiangil andYungera. The line is now open only as far as Piangil, and passenger services only operate to Swan Hill.

The line was opened from its junction with theDeniliquin line, just north of Bendigo, toRaywood in 1882. It was progressively extended toMitiamo in 1883,Pyramid andKerang in 1884, andSwan Hill in 1890.^[1] The line from Swan Hill was extended toPiangil in 1915,Kooloonong in 1920, and Yungera in 1926. The section from Kooloonong to Yungera was closed in 1957, and from Piangil to Kooloonong in 1981.^[1] Parts of the former route beyond Piangil, including all of it beyond Kooloonong, are preserved as the Piangil Yungera Railway Bushland Reserve.^[2][3]

TheKoondrook branch line, built and operated by theShire of Kerang, was opened in 1886. It was acquired by the Victorian Railways in 1952 and closed in 1981. Under the1922 Border Railways Act, a branch opened from Kerang toMurrabit in 1924, which was extended across theNew South Wales border at theMurray River toStony Crossing in 1928. Passenger services on the section beyond Murrabit had ended by 1932, and all services were suspended in 1943. Passenger services to Murrabit had ceased by the end of 1941, and the line to Murrabit closed in 1961.^[4]

The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Woorinen, a service for school children that was paid for by the Victorian Education Department and run by a 102 hp (76 kW)Walker railmotor, was withdrawn on 17 December 1976. The last passenger service from Swan Hill to Piangil ran on 24 December 1976, again using a 102 hp Walker. Both services were replaced by coaches.^[5]

In April 2008, it was announced that the Swan Hill – Piangil section of the track, along with six other lines, would be upgraded under a $23.7 million package of improvements to the Victorian core grain network.^[6]

In October 2010, the Victorian government released a report into public transport options for the north-west of Victoria, which analysed nine proposals for improving services to the city ofMildura. One alternative investigated was an extension of the railway from Swan Hill to connect to theMildura railway line atOuyen.^[7][8]

As part of theRegional Rail Revival program, a new station atRaywood opened on 17 July 2022, replacing the old station 100 metres (110 yd) down the track.^[9][10]

SomeBendigoV/Line passenger trains extend their services toEaglehawk on weekdays. Dedicated Swan Hill passenger services serve the remainder of the operating stations on the line and Eaglehawk.

Swan Hill

Overview
Service type	Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Victoria,Australia
Current operator	V/Line
Route
Termini	Swan Hill Southern Cross
Stops	15
Distance travelled	347.3 km (215.8 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	2 return services daily
Line used	Piangil
On-board services
Classes	First and economy
Disabled access	Limited
Seating arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	N set
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	65km/h at North Bendigo Junction - Eaglehawk 80km/h at North Bendigo Junction - Bendigo and From (Swan Hill) Bryan Street PCR to Swan Hill Station 90km/h from Victoria Street PCR (Kerang) to Bryan Street PCR (Swan Hill) 100km/h from Eaglehawk to Wellington Street PCR (Kerang)
Track owner	VicTrack
Route map Legend Code km Zone SSS 0.0 Southern Cross 1 FSY 4.9 Footscray 1 SDM 24.3 Watergardens 2 GIS 66.2 Gisborne 3 WED 80.1 Woodend 4 KNT 93.6 Kyneton 6 MMY 104.2 Malmsbury 7 Elphinstone Tunnel CME 127.3 Castlemaine 9 Big Hill Tunnel KFT 159.4 Kangaroo Flat 12 BDG 164.2 Bendigo 13 00000 North Bendigo Junction EAG 172.1 Eaglehawk 13 00000 000.0 Swan Hill V/Line Service 00000 195.0 Raywood  DGE 213.3 Dingee 17 PYD 251.4 Pyramid 21 KER 291.9 Kerang 25 SWH 347.3 Swan Hill 31 EPS 169.3 Epsom 13 00000 000.0 Echuca V/Line Service 00000 000.0 Huntly  13/14 189.7 Goornong 13/14 ELM 209.7 Elmore 14 ROR 225.5 Rochester 18/19 ECH 252.0 Echuca 21 This diagram: view talk edit

Two services operate daily in each direction between Swan Hill andSouthern Cross station in Melbourne. In metropolitan Melbourne, services only stop atWatergardens andFootscray stations, setting down passengers only on services to Southern Cross and picking up passengers only on services to Swan Hill. Outside Melbourne, services do not stop atMacedon,Riddells Creek orClarkefield.Malmsbury is only served by one weekday service to Swan Hill, andKangaroo Flat is only served on weekdays. All Swan Hill services stop at all other operating stations, both picking up and setting down passengers. As of 31 March 2025, the Swan Hill line is the only remaining line using the loco hauledV/Line N class withN type carriages as all services to Warrnambool, Albury, Bairnsdale and Shepparton are now fully operated by theV/Line VLocity.

On 5 June 2007,a fatal crash occurred when asemi-trailer ran into a train at alevel crossing near Kerang. Eleven people died, all of whom were passengers on the train.^[11]

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