Red Hill railway line

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]

Red Hill
Overview
StatusDismantled line - Private property, Red Hill Rail Trail
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromStony Point line
Connecting linesStony Point line
Stations
  • 1 current station
  • 3 former stations
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1921–1956)
History
Opened2 December 1921 (1921-12-02)
Last train25 February 1956 (1956-02-25)
Closed1 July 1953 (1953-07-01)
Technical
Line length16.135 km (10.026 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline1 in 30 (3.33%)
Route map
km
Up arrow
Stony Point line
to Frankston
67.4
 Bittern
Bittern railway station#Transport links
Right arrow
Stony Point line
to Stony Point
Tulum Creek
73.1
 Balnarring
(demolished)
Merricks Creek
77.7
 Merricks
(demolished)
Coolart Creek
83.3
 Red Hill
(demolished)

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
Bittern17 December 1889 || || data-sort-value=48,892 | 133 years
Balnarring2 December 1921 || 1 July 1953 || data-sort-value=11,534 | 31 years
Merricks2 December 1921 || 1 July 1953 || data-sort-value=11,534 | 31 years
Red Hill2 December 1921 || 1 July 1953 || data-sort-value=11,534 | 31 years

References
  1. "Red Hill Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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