The Red Hill railway line in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia, was a rural railway branching off from the
Stony Point railway line
The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. The line extends from the Frankston line and is part of the city's suburban passenger railway network, and the Myki integrated ticketing system (Zone 2), but is ...
at
Bittern
Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive than other members of the family. They were called ''hæferblæte'' in Old English; the word "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
References
Closed Melbourne railway lines
5 ft 3 in gauge railways in Australia
Railway lines opened in 1921
Railway lines closed in 1953
1921 establishments in Australia
1953 disestablishments in Australia
{{Melbourne-rail-stub