{"id":443752,"date":"2026-06-02T05:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=443752"},"modified":"2026-06-02T05:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:36:58","slug":"disused-burnie-waterfront-rail-line-slated-for-removal-in-next-financial-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=443752","title":{"rendered":"Disused Burnie waterfront rail line slated for removal ‘in next financial year’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Burnie\u2019s disused foreshore rail line could be torn up within months, the Burnie City Council has heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its meeting last week, councillors were told the rails along the waterfront were slated for removal early in the next financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing came up when Councillor Ken Dorsey asked whether a removal date had been set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, we don\u2019t,\u201d General Manager Shane Crawford said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur indicative timeframes \u2026 we say first quarter [of the] next financial year at this point in time, subject to approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rail corridor along Burnie\u2019s waterfront, pictured in 2007, has been disused for years. Image \/ Tasmanian Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The corridor has been disused for years, with the rail line and its materials owned by the state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The removal is the latest stage in a long-running effort to clear the old foreshore rail corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further west, the rails between Burnie and Wynyard have already been pulled up and replaced by the North West Coastal Pathway, a shared walking and cycling route that opened in late 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that project, rails, sleepers and vegetation were stripped from the corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The council expects to confirm the timing once approvals are finalised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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