Everything about Upper Darling Range Railway totally explained
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The
Upper Darling Range Railway (also known as the 'Upper Darling Range Branch') was a branch
railway from
Midland Junction,
Western Australia, that rose up the southern side of the
Helena Valley and on to the
Darling Scarp via the '
Kalamunda Zig Zag section' (referring to the section of line in
Gooseberry Hill. At the time of construction the only section of railway in Western Australia to have had a
zigzag formation.
History
Completed in
1891, the
Upper Darling Range Railway line in
Western Australia was built by the
Canning Jarrah Timber Company to supply railway sleepers to
Perth's growing railway system. It ran from
Midland Junction through to the
Darling Ranges and up into
Kalamunda. It was later extended to
Pickering Brook and then on to
Karragullen. From Pickering Brook, the line was also run to Bartons Mill. In
1903 the line was taken over by the
Western Australian Government Railways and became known as the
Upper Darling Range Branch, which ran it until
1949 when it was closed.
Stopping places
Named stopping places and locations on the line included:
The line was closed and pulled up in
1949.
Further Information
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