Red Hill railway line

Red Hill
Overview
StatusDismantled line - Private property, Red Hill Rail Trail
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromStony Point line
Connecting linesStony Point line
Stations
  • 1 current station
  • 3 former stations
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
History
Opened2 December 1921 (1921-12-02)
Last train25 February 1956 (1956-02-25)
Closed1 July 1953 (1953-07-01)
Technical
Line length16.135 km (10.026 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline1 in 30 (3.33%)
Route map

km
Up arrow
67.4
Bittern
Bittern railway station#Transport links
Right arrow
Tulum Creek
73.1
Balnarring
(demolished)
Merricks Creek
77.7
Merricks
(demolished)
Coolart Creek
83.3
Red Hill
(demolished)

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 1 July 1953.[1]

Current status

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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.

Station histories

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Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age
Bittern 17 December 1889 134 years
Balnarring 2 December 1921 1 July 1953 31 years
Merricks 2 December 1921 1 July 1953 31 years
Red Hill 2 December 1921 1 July 1953 31 years

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Red Hill Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 13 February 2023.