Nornalup railway line
former railway line in Western Australia
The Elleker to Nornalup railway line was a Western Australian Government Railways operated railway line in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, connecting Elleker to Nornalup via Denmark. The line was 97 kilometres (60 mi) long and, at Elleker, connected to the Great Southern Railway.
The railway was constructed during two distinct time periods: as the Albany to Denmark railway line by the Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited, which opened in 1889 and was sold to the Western Australian government in 1907; and the Denmark to Nornalup extension, which opened in 1929. The railway line was closed in 1957.
History
The construction of the Beverley to Albany railway, the Great Southern Railway, was authorised in 1886 and completed in June 1889, constructed by C&E Millar. Following this, Charles and Edwin Millar received permission to build a railway line from Elleker to Denmark, where they operated a timber mill. Construction of this line began in November 1889 and was completed a year later, in November 1890. This railway line became known as the Albany to Denmark railway line or Denmark branch railway.
Elleker, the eastern terminus of the line and junction to the Great Southern Railway, was originally named Lakeside. In 1908, Lakeside was changed to Torbay Junction to prevent confusion with another place of the same name near Kalgoorlie.
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