Welshpool Jetty railway line

{{Short description|Former railway line in Victoria, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Welshpool Jetty

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| color = {{rcr|Australian closed line}}

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| image = 2ft 6in gauge horse drawn tramway. Port Welshpool, Victoria, Australia.jpg

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| image_alt = Horse-drawn tramway at Welshpool railway station

| caption = Horse-drawn tramway at Welshpool railway station

| type = Former Victorian narrow gauge horse drawn tramway

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| status = Dismantled line

| locale = Victoria, Australia

| start = {{rwsa|Welshpool|v}}

| end = Welshpool Jetty

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| formerconnections= Port Albert line

| stations = {{ubl|2 former stations|1 former siding}}

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| open = {{Start date|1905|6|26|df=y}}

| yearcommenced = {{Start date|1905|6|26|df=y}}

| yearcompleted = {{Start date|1905|6|26|df=y}}

| close = {{End date|1941|1|1|df=y}}

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| owner = Victorian Railways (VR) (1905–1941)

| operator = Victorian Railways (VR) (1905–1941)

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| stock = Horse drawn wagons

| linelength = ~{{convert|5.2|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}

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| tracks = Single track

| gauge = {{Track gauge|2ft6in|lk=on|first=imp}}

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~~km~~ ~~

exCONTg\\~~{{rmri|u}}~~ ~~{{BSto|South Gippsland line|to {{rwsa|Dandenong}}}}

exINT-L\fexKINTa-R\~~0.00~~{{rwsa|Welshpool|v}}

exSTRl\exSTRq!~fexSTR\exCONTfq~~{{rmri|r}}~~ ~~{{BSto|South Gippsland line|to {{rwsa|Port Albert}}}}

lhvSTR(r)q\lhvSTR(r)q!~MSTR!~fexHST\lhvSTR(r)q~~5.2~~Port Welshpool

cd!~WASSERq!~lhvSTR(l)q\c!~cMASKr!~lhvSTR(l)q\lhvSTR(l)q!~MSTR!~fexKDSTe!~lhKBHFe\WASSERq!~cMASKl!~lhvSTR(l)q~~ ~~Welshpool Jetty

WASSERq-\WASSERq-\WASSERq-~~km~~ ~~

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The Welshpool Jetty railway was a {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} narrow gauge branch line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 26 June 1905, and was operated as a horse-drawn tramway, connecting Welshpool station to Port Welshpool. It had a total length of just under {{convert|3.1|mi|km|0}} and ran to the old fishing jetty. The line closed on 1 January 1941.{{cite web|title=Great Southern Rail 1887 to 1994|url=http://www.gsrt.com.au/history|website=Great Southern Rail Trail|publisher=Leongatha Community and Visitor Information Centre|access-date=2016-12-23}}{{Cite book|last=Harrigan|first=Leo J.|title=Victorian Railways to '62|location=Melbourne|publisher=Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board|year=1962 |page=287}}