The Cobramrailwayline was a short branch of the Tocumwal line in the north-eastern region of the Victorian railway network. A town began to develop near
and Dandenong to Cowes both on 2 September 1985, and Cobram to Shepparton and Melbourne to Shepparton both on 27 October 1985. On 27 April 1987, the Canberra
Toolamba–Echuca railwayline — lines leading to Cobram, Nathalia, Dookie, Picola and Katamatite. Rail-served industries helped Shepparton grow into a city