[4] Part of the line was converted to dual gauge in 1944 to serve freight depots around Bandiana.

In the early 1950s, the volume of Hume Reservoir was increased, with the railway around Tallangatta relocated to avoid the rising waters.

[8] On 21 April 1978, the last regular goods train ran,[4] with closure of the line on 1 March 1981, except for the short section to Bandiana.

[1] The Wodonga-Bandiana section closed on 1 September 2009 as part of the Wodonga Rail Bypass project.

[2] The section of the line between Wodonga and Tallangatta has now been converted into the High Country Rail Trail.