title: Mullewa–Meekatharra railway
text: # Mullewa–Meekatharra railway
  
  The Mullewa–Meekatharra railway was a section of the Northern Railway in Western Australia.
  
  ## Branch lines
  
  The Cue to Big Bell and Mount Magnet to Sandstone were branch railways that connected with this railway.
  
  The Meekatharra to Wiluna railway was an extension of the line in operation between 1932 and 1957.
  
  ## As part of the Northern Line
  
  The Mullewa station was connected to both Geraldton and to Perth, and Meekatharra was not the final location of the line, but Wiluna – further east.
  
  ## Conditions
  
  The Mullewa to Meekatharra line was regularly affected by washaways during wet weather.
  
  ## Closure
  
  The Mullewa to Meekatharra line was closed on 1 May 1978.
  
  ## Sections
  
  Mullewa to Meekatharra line sections:
  
  * Mullewa, opened 1894 –
  * Mullewa – Pindar – opened 1 July 1898 – closed November 1996
  * Pindar – Cue – opened 1 July 1898 – closed 29 April 1978
  
      Mount Magnet – junction with Sandstone Branch Railway – 1 August 1910 – closed 28 May 1949
  * Cue – Nannine – opened 1 June 1903 – closed 29 April 1978
  
      Cue – branch line to Big Bell, Western Australia – opened 2 August 1938 – closed 1 January 1956
  * Nannine – Meekatharra – opened 11 August 1910 – closed 29 April 1978
  * Meekatharra – continued to Wiluna Branch Railway – opened 2 November 1932 – closed 5 August 1957
  