North East railway line
| North East | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | V/Line passenger service | ||
| System | Broad gauge: V/Line passenger trains and intrastate freight. Standard gauge: V/Line and CountryLink passenger trains and interstate freight |
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| Connecting lines | Seymour and Shepparton lines | ||
| Commenced | 1860 | ||
| Completed | 1883 | ||
| Number of tracks | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Broad gauge) double track Melbourne - Seymour, single track to Shepparton; 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge single track Melbourne - Seymour, double track to Albury | ||
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The North East railway is in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. From the state capital Melbourne to the New South Wales Main South Line at Albury, via Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta and Wodonga. It is a key component of the Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor.
On the broad-gauge line, Metro Trains Melbourne operates suburban passenger trains along the inner section of the line as the Craigieburn line, and V/Line operates the interurban Seymour and Shepparton lines. Freight services are operated by Pacific National.
On the standard-gauge line, NSW TrainLink XPT trains to Sydney and V/Line trains to Albury run, and interstate freight by Aurizon and Pacific National.
Between Melbourne and Seymour the route consists of two broad gauge tracks with a single standard gauge track alongside. North of Seymour, the broad gauge line branches to Shepparton and two standard gauge tracks continue to Albury. All lines are owned by VicTrack, the broad gauge line managed by V/Line, the standard gauge line by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
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