Port Albert Line

Port Albert Railway Line

Line Information

Owner

VR: 1888-1983

VicRail: 1974-1983

STA: 1983-1989

V/Line: 1983-1989

PTC: 1989-1997

V/Line: 1989-1997

South Gippsland Railway: 1993-2016
VicTrack: 1997-1998

Max length

220.229 km
4.890 km branch to Barry Beach

Gauge

Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

Tracks

Max no. of stations

Max no. of sidings

History

Opened

1 October 1888 - Cranbourne to Tooradin
11 November 1890 - Tooradin to Loch
2 June 1891 - Loch to Korumburra
17 December 1891 - Korumburra to Leongatha
13 January 1892 - Leongatha to Port Albert
2 April 1969 - Barry Beach Junction to Barry Beach

Closed

14 February 1949 - Alberton to Port Albert
26 October 1987 - Welshpool to Alberton
5 June 1990 - Barry Beach Junction to Welshpool
30 June 1992 - Leongatha to Barry Beach
24 July 1993 - Nyora to Leongatha
16 January 2016 - Nyora to Leongatha
Booked out of service: 1998 - Cranbourne to Nyora

Tourist

15 December 1994 - Nyora to Leongatha

Fate

Closed
Great Southern Rail Trail - Nyora to Port Albert

Operator

Used by

VR: 1888-1983

VicRail: 1974-1983

STA: 1983-1989

V/Line: 1983-1989

PTC: 1989-1998

V/Line: 1989-1995
V/Line Freight: 1995-1998

South Gippsland Railway: 1994-2016

Connections

Cranbourne Line

Former connections

Outtrim, South Gippsland Railway, Strzelecki, Wonthaggi, Welshpool Jetty, Woodside lines

Photos

Port Albert Railway Line

Legend

		Cranbourne line
	43.462 km	Cranbourne Sand Siding Closed
	43.890 km	Cranbourne Zone 2
		End of Overhead
	44.045 km	South Gippsland Highway
	44.342 km	End of Metro area
	44.895 km	Earlston Sand Coy Siding Closed
	45.713 km	Ford New Holland Siding Closed
		Cranbourne East Proposed
	49.506 km	Clyde Proposed reopen
	56.944 km	Tooradin Closed
	60.463 km	Dalmore Closed
		Bunyip River
	65.916 km	Koo Wee Rup Closed
		Strzelecki line Closed
	69.153 km	Monomeith Closed
	72.652 km	Caldermeade Closed
		Lang Lang River
	76.172 km	Lang Lang Closed
	87.347 km	AGM Siding Closed
	89.276 km	Nyora Closed
	91.468 km	Wonthaggi line Closed
		South Gippsland Railway Closed
		Bass River
	94.810 km	Loch Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	99.243 km	Jeetho Closed
	104.560 km	Bena Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	106.850 km	Whitelaw Closed
	109.700 km	Korumburra Cattle Siding Closed
	110.803 km	Korumburra Closed
	111.438 km	Outtrim line Closed
	115.107 km	Kardella Closed
	120.278 km	Ruby Closed
		South Gippsland Railway Closed
	125.499 km	Leongatha Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	127.918 km	Knox Siding Closed
	130.362 km	Gwyther Siding Closed
	133.632 km	Koonwarra Closed
		Tarwin River
	138.683 km	Tarwin Closed
		Tarwin River
	141.579 km	Meeniyan Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	144.677 km	Stony Creek Closed
	152.420 km	Buffalo Closed
		J.S. Neal Siding Closed
	157.246 km	Boys Closed
	160.181 km	Fish Creek Closed
	165.187 km	Hoddle Closed
	172.589 km	Foster Closed
	177.400 km	Bennison Closed
		Franklin River
	182.469 km	Toora Closed
	187.458 km	Agnes Closed
		Anges River
	193.602 km	Barry Beach Closed
	192.793 km	Welshpool Closed
		Welshpool Jetty line Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	198.858 km	Hedley Closed
	207.917 km	Gelliondale Closed
		Albert River
		Jack River
	213.349 km	Alberton Closed
		South Gippsland Highway
	213.670 km	Woodside line Closed
	219.931 km	Port Albert Closed

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