Red Hill railway line

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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2023}}

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{{Infobox rail line

| name = Red Hill

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| color = {{rcr|Australian closed line}}

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| type = Former Melbourne suburban service

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| status = Dismantled line - Private property, Red Hill Rail Trail

| locale = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| start = {{rwsa|Bittern}}

| end = {{rwsa|Red Hill}}

| continuesfrom = Stony Point line

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| connectinglines = Stony Point line

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| stations = {{ubl|1 current station|3 former stations}}

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| open = {{Start date|1921|12|2|df=y}}

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| close = {{End date|1953|7|1|df=y}}

| event1label = Last train

| event1 = {{End date|1956|2|25|df=y}}

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| owner = Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)

| operator = Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)

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| linelength_km = 16.135

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| tracks = Single track

| gauge = {{Track gauge|1600 mm}}

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| maxincline = {{Incline|30}}

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~~km~~ ~~

CONTg~~{{rmri|u}}~~ ~~{{BSto|Stony Point line|to {{rwsa|Frankston}}}}

HST~~67.4~~{{rwsa|Bittern}}~~{{rint|victoria|met bus|link=Bittern railway station#Transport links}}

\xABZgl\CONTfq~~{{rmri|r}}~~ ~~{{BSto|Stony Point line|to {{rwsa|Stony Point}}}}

exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~Tulum Creek

exHST~~73.1~~{{rwsa|Balnarring}}~~(demolished)

exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~Merricks Creek

exHST~~77.7~~{{rwsa|Merricks}}~~(demolished)

exhKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~Coolart Creek

exKBHFe~~83.3~~{{rwsa|Red Hill}}~~(demolished)

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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.

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.

Station histories

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!Station

!Opened{{cite web |title=Red Hill Line |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/line/Red-Hill |website=Vicsig |access-date=13 February 2023}}

!Closed

!Age

{{rwsa|Bittern}}{{TAC2|17 December 1889}}
{{rwsa|Balnarring}}{{TAC2|2 December 1921|1 July 1953}}
{{rwsa|Merricks}}{{TAC2|2 December 1921|1 July 1953}}
{{rwsa|Red Hill}}{{TAC2|2 December 1921|1 July 1953}}

References