Glenmorgan railway line

Download coordinates as: Aurizon The Glenmorgan Branch is a railway line in south west Queensland, Australia.

The first section of the line opened as far as Kumbarilla on 8 September 1911 including stops at:[1][2] On 4 October 1911, the line opened to Tara, including stops at:[2] A mixed train left Dalby three days a week at noon for the 4¼ hour journey to Tara leaving again the next morning at 11.30am for the return trip.

An 80-kilometre extension to Surat was approved by parliament in December 1914 to service dairy and sheep farms en route.

Another short extension took the line a further 22 kilometres with stops at:[19] The terminus was renamed Glenmorgan in honour of Godfrey Morgan the Railways Minister between 1929 and 1932.

The line beyond Meandarra was closed to block trains on 26 June 2013 and remains "booked out of use" by both Aurizon and Watco Australia as of 2023.

RM 1901 at Glenmorgan Station, ~1991
Crossing the Condamine River on the return journey. Note the flood debris accumulated against the bridge
The end of the line railway station at Glenmorgan, which is now a museum.