Red Hill railway line
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Refimprove|date=October 2016}}
{{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 !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
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{{Victorian Railway Lines|branch}}
Category:Closed Melbourne railway lines
Category:5 ft 3 in gauge railways in Australia
Category:Railway lines opened in 1921
Category:Railway lines closed in 1953
Category:1921 establishments in Australia
Category:1953 disestablishments in Australia
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