Spring Vale Cemetery railway line

The Spring Vale Cemetery railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, branched from the now Pakenham Line at Springvale railway station, for a short 1.87 km (1.16 mi) journey to the Spring Vale Cemetery. The terminus was a railway station of the same name.

Spring Vale Cemetery
Tait train at Spring Vale Cemetery station
Overview
StatusDismantled line
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1904–1951)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromCranbourne & Pakenham lines
Connecting linesCranbourne & Pakenham lines
Stations
  • 1 current station
  • 1 former station
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1904–1951)
History
Opened7 February 1904 (1904-02-07)
Electrified11 December 1922 (1922-12-11)
Closed19 December 1951 (1951-12-19)
Technical
Line length2.650 km (1.647 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline1 in 50 (2%)
Route map
km
Cranbourne & Pakenham lines
to Flinders Street
23.3
 Springvale
Cranbourne & Pakenham lines
to Dandenong
23.9
Dandenong Road (Princes Highway)
25.2
 Cemetery
(demolished)
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