Red Hill railway line

Red Hill
Overview
Type Melbourne suburban service
System Victorian Railways
Status Private property, equestrian trail
Former connections Stony Point line
Stations 3
Operation
Opened 2 December 1921
Closed 29 June 1953
Number of tracks Single track throughout

The Red Hill railway line in Melbourne, Australia, was a rural railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Bittern. The line had a fairly short life, opening on 2 December 1921 and closing on 29 June 1953.[1]

Current status

The line was dismantled some time after it was closed, and most of the line from Bittern to Merricks is now on private property, while the right-of-way from Merricks to Red Hill remains, having been converted to a shared use rail trail.

Line guide

Red Hill railway line
Legend
Bittern (to Stony Point)
Balnarring (Demolished)
Merricks (Demolished)
Red Hill (Demolished)

References

  1. "Red Hill Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 2016-03-28.


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