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3 unusual facts about Jandowae railway line


Jandowae railway line

Despite being a productive valley, with Jimbour House being one of the earliest settled areas in the region, a railway was not approved until December 1911, the line opening on 13 August 1914.

Initially the junction was situated at Mahar, about 3 kilometres west of Dalby, but a parallel line was built to Dalby within a few years to save on the cost of staffing the junction.

The main line arrived in 1868, and was extended west commencing a decade later.



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