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- Brookton to Corrigin railway (also known when under construction in 1913 as the Brookton to Kunjinn railway) was a railway line in the Western Australian wheatbelt, between Brookton and Corrigin. The planning and opening were significant events in the districts affected. When the line was opened in 1915, it was 55 miles 75 chains in length. It was constructed by the Public Works Department (Western Australia). It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the , providing railway access for farmers in the region. The stopping places on the line in 1915 between the two main towns were:
* Weam
* Nalya
* Aldersyde
* Mears
* Kweda
* Bulyee
* Lomos
* Jubuk
* Kunjinn Services were generally sparse. By the 1930s it was down to one service a week. However seasonal demand for the service in wheat delivery was evident in the 1940s. Floods affected services at various stages in the lines history. The railway line ceased operating in 1957. (en)
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- Brookton to Corrigin railway (also known when under construction in 1913 as the Brookton to Kunjinn railway) was a railway line in the Western Australian wheatbelt, between Brookton and Corrigin. The planning and opening were significant events in the districts affected. When the line was opened in 1915, it was 55 miles 75 chains in length. It was constructed by the Public Works Department (Western Australia). It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the , providing railway access for farmers in the region. The stopping places on the line in 1915 between the two main towns were: (en)
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- Brookton to Corrigin railway (en)
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