Belgrave railway line

Belgrave
Overview
Type	Melbourne suburban service
System	Metro Trains Melbourne
Connecting lines	Lilydale line, Gembrook line
Former connections	Gembrook line at Upper Ferntree Gully
Stations	10 (after Ringwood)
Operation
Commenced	1888 (From Ringwood)
Completed	1889 to Upper Ferntree Gully; 1900 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge through Belgrave to Gembrook; 1962 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge to Belgrave
Closed	1954 narrow gauge Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook
Reopened	1962 broad gauge Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave
Rolling stock	Comeng, X'Trapolis
Technical
Line length	42.9 km (26.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track to Ferntree Gully, single track with crossing loops beyond

The Belgrave railway line is a 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Lilydale line at Ringwood station. It has eight stations, all of which are in myki ticketing Zone 2.

The Belgrave line heads south-east from Ringwood, cutting across the Dandenong Creek valley and skirting the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to Upper Ferntree Gully. This section has deep cuttings at Heathmont, Bayswater and Boronia where the line has been lowered to pass under adjacent intersections. The line now has few level crossings, on minor roads between Ferntree Gully and Upper Gully.

From Upper Ferntree Gully the line heads east taking the route of the former narrow gauge railway to Belgrave, climbing steeply into the southern part of the Dandenong Ranges. Earthworks are more extensive here, and all roads are crossed by means of bridges. Beyond Belgrave, the narrow gauge line has been restored to working order and runs to the original terminus of Gembrook as the Puffing Billy Railway.

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