Leongatha railway line
| South Gippsland | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | V/Line passenger service | ||
| System | South Gippsland Tourist Railway (Nyora - Leongatha), Suburban Cranbourne line (Dandenong - Cranbourne) | ||
| Status | Suburban Cranbourne line, South Gippsland Tourist Railway, Great Southern Rail Trail | ||
| Connecting lines | Gippsland line | ||
| Former connections | Wonthaggi line, Barry Beach line, Woodside line, Outtrim line, Strzelecki Line | ||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Commenced | 1888 | ||
| Completed | 1892 | ||
| Closed | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 126.7 km | ||
| Number of tracks | Single | ||
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The South Gippsland railway line opened in 1892, branching from the Gippsland line at Dandenong, and extending to Port Albert. Much of it (the section up to Leongatha) remained in use until July 1993. However, only a small portion is still in use today, as the suburban Cranbourne line. The section of the line from Nyora to Leongatha was used by the South Gippsland Tourist Railway until it ceased operations in 2016. The section from Leongatha to Toora, and a portion of the former line at Koo Wee Rup, have been converted into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company opened a line from Princes Bridge railway station to Punt Road (Richmond) and South Yarra in 1859 and extended to Dandenong in 1879. The South Gippsland railway line (also known as the Great Southern Railway) was opened from Dandenong to Cranbourne in 1888 and extended to Koo Wee Rup, Nyora and Loch in 1890, Korumburra and Leongatha in 1891 and Welshpool, Alberton and Port Albert in 1892. The section from Alberton to Port Albert was closed in the 1940s. A branch line was built from Alberton to Yarram and Woodside in 1921.
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