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The
Trepassey railway branchline
is a historic railway line that had been operated by the
Newfoundland Railway
in the
Dominion of Newfoundland
between 1913 and 1931.
It connected the Newfoundland Railway's main line at
St. Johns
with the
outport
of
Trepassey
145 km (90 mi) to the southwest.
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Construction of a railway to Trepassey and the southern
Avalon Peninsula
was championed by local politician Sir
Michael Patrick Cashin
, who represented
Ferryland district
from 1893 until 1923. Cashin turned the first sod at a ceremonial start of construction for the railway to Trepassey at Waterford Bridge in
St.Johns Newfoundland
on May 12, 1911.
The first passenger and freight trains began operating for
common carrier
service on the rail line in 1913, however, the tracks did not reach Trepassey until late 1917.
The rail line was abandoned by the
Newfoundland Railway
in 1931 and the rails were removed in stages from 1933 - 1942.
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