title: Hopetoun railway line
text: # Hopetoun railway line
  
  The Patchewollock railway line (also known as the Hopetoun railway line) is a standard-gauge railway line branching off of the Serviceton railway line. The line was opened in stages beginning from Murtoa to Warracknabeal on May 12, 1886 and reaching Patchewollock in May 1925.
  
  ## History
  
  The line was opened in stages from Murtoa to Warracknabeal on the Twelfth of May, 1886, Warracknabeal to Beulah on the Fifth of January, 1893, Beulah to Hopetoun on the Sixth of March, 1894 and finally Hopetoun to Patchewollock sometime in May 1925.
  
  The line was constructed in large part due to the pastoralist Edward H. Lascelles heavily lobbying for the construction of the line. He began construction of the line as a private line however the construction of the line was completed by the Victorian Railways.
  
  The line beyond Hopetoun was ripped up in December 1986 and on the first of April, 1995 the line was converted from Broad to Standard-gauge.
  
  ## Line Guide
  
  Murtoa
  
  Coromby
  
  Minyip
  
  Nullan
  
  Sheep Hills (formerly Tarkedia)
  
  Warracknabeal
  
  Warrackside siding
  
  Batchica siding
  
  Lah
  
  Brim
  
  Galaquil
  
  Beulah
  
  Rosebery
  
  Goyura
  
  Hopetoun
  
  Burroin siding
  
  Dattuck siding
  
  Yarto
  
  Willa
  
  Patchewollock
  
  