Burnie’s disused foreshore rail line could be torn up within months, the Burnie City Council has heard.
At its meeting last week, councillors were told the rails along the waterfront were slated for removal early in the next financial year.
The timing came up when Councillor Ken Dorsey asked whether a removal date had been set.
“No, we don’t,” General Manager Shane Crawford said.
“Our indicative timeframes … we say first quarter [of the] next financial year at this point in time, subject to approvals.”
The corridor has been disused for years, with the rail line and its materials owned by the state government.
The removal is the latest stage in a long-running effort to clear the old foreshore rail corridor.
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.
During that project, rails, sleepers and vegetation were stripped from the corridor.
The council expects to confirm the timing once approvals are finalised.
