Red Hill railway line

Red Hill
Red Hill
Overview
Status	Dismantled line - Private property, Red Hill Rail Trail
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Bittern; Red Hill;
Continues from	Stony Point line
Connecting lines	Stony Point line
Stations	1 current station; 3 former stations;
Service
Type	Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
History
Opened	2 December 1921
Last train	25 February 1956
Closed	1 July 1953
Technical
Line length	16.135 km (10.026 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline	1 in 30 (3.33%)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Stony Point line
	to Frankston
	Stony Point line
	to Stony Point

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

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

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

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

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[Vicsig-1] "Red Hill Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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