Mundaring railway line

The Mundaring branch railway is a historical section of the original Eastern Railway main line across the Darling Scarp in the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) system.

Name variation

It has had a number of names in WAGR records – including:

Smiths Mill Line (locality later known as Glen Forrest) after the Eastern Railway was moved to the new line to the north – 1890s to 1920s^[1]^[2]
The Mundaring Loop, or Mundaring Line – 1930s to 1950s^[3]

There was confusion in the naming of the Mahogany Creek Deviation.^[4] The Mahogany Creek railway stopping place was on the Mundaring branch between Glen Forrest and Mundaring.^[5] However the Mahogany Creek Deviation was the incorrect name for the new line that followed the line of the Jane Brook to Mount Helena.^[6] It was on the second route of the Eastern Railway constructed in the 1880s to early 1890s, and it passed through the Swan View Tunnel, well to the north of the original Mahogany Creek stopping place and the creek itself.

Connections

The branch commenced at Bellevue railway station, moving up the slope to Greenmount. Steep gradients and deviation inclines occurred through to Glen Forrest.

It connected with the newer line at Mount Helena.

Mundaring was the junction point where the Mundaring Weir branch railway commenced.

Timetabled passenger services on this branch (until closure in early 1954) tended to terminate at Sawyers Valley.^[7]

Closure

Traffic ceased running in 1954;^[8] the line was closed by Parliament in 1966, the closure including divestment of the land of the rail route to the local council.^[9]

Following closure, it eventually became part of the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail.

Stopping places and sidings

Bellevue
Greenmount
Greenmount Quarry siding
Mountain Quarry siding

- Cape Horn a section of line with accidents.^[10]^[11]
Boya
Hudman Road Quarry siding
Darlington
Glen Forrest (originally Smith's Mill)
Statham Brickworks Siding.^[12]

Nyaannia

Zamia (highest point on line at 1,007 feet)
Mundaring
Mundaring Weir railway line just east of Mundaring railway yard
Sawyers Valley
Mount Helena

References

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v t e Railway lines in Western Australia
Main lines	Eastern Goldfields Eastern Railway Great Southern Railway South Western Railway Trans-Australian Railway
Goldfields–Esperance	Esperance Hopetoun–Ravensthorpe^† Kalgoorlie–Gnumballa Lake^† Kanowna^† Leonora Malcolm–Laverton^† Kambalda–Redmine
Great Southern	Donnybrook–Katanning^† Nornalup^† Ongerup^† Pingrup^†
Mid West	Avon Yard–Mullewa^† Cue–Big Bell^† Dongara–Eneabba^† Geraldton–Ajana^† Geraldton–Mullewa Karara Meekatharra-Horseshoe^† Millendon Junction–Narngulu Mullewa–Meekatharra^† Sandstone^† Upper Chapman Valley^† Wiluna^†
Peel	Waroona–Lake Clifton Pinjarra–Narrogin^†
Pilbara	Fortescue Goldsworthy Hamersley & Robe River Marble Bar^† Mount Newman Roy Hill
Perth	Airport Armadale Belmont^† Ellenbrook Fremantle Kalamunda Kwinana Mandurah Midland (country) Midland (suburban) Mundaring Mundaring Weir Spearwood–Armadale^† Thornlie–Cockburn Upper Darling Range Yanchep
South West	Brunswick Junction–Narrogin^† Donnybrook–Katanning^† Flinders Bay^† Nannup^† Northcliffe^† Pinjarra–Narrogin^†
Wheatbelt	Avon Yard–Mullewa^† Bonnie Rock^† Brookton–Corrigin^† Brunswick Junction–Narrogin^† Goomalling–West Merredin^† Hyden Kalannie Merredin–Narrogin^† Merredin–Yilliminning^† Pinjarra–Narrogin^† Newdegate Toodyay West–Miling Wagin–Bowelling^† Wyalkatchem–Southern Cross^† York-Bruce Rock^†
Tourist and heritage railways	Bennett Brook Hotham Valley Oliver Hill
Timber railway lines	Ballaarat tramline Jarrahdale–Rockingham
Trams and tramways	Baldivis tramway Broome Tramway Carnarvon tram Trams in Fremantle Trams in Kalgoorlie Trams in Perth
Approved by Parliament but not constructed	Boyup Brook–Cranbrook Brookton–Dale River Manjimup–Mount Barker Southern Cross southwards Yarramony eastward Yuna-Dartmoor
^† Denotes railway is closed, partially closed or has been removed See also: Agricultural railways ♦ Wheatbelt railways

Mundaring railway line

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Name variation

Connections

Closure

Stopping places and sidings

References

Further reading

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Mundaring railway line

Name variation

Connections

Closure

Stopping places and sidings

References

Further reading

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