Woodside railway line

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Woodside
Overview
Status	Dismantled - now Great Southern Rail Trail to Yarram
Owner	1921–1974: Victorian Railways (VR) 1974–1983: VR as VicRail 1983–1987: STA as V/Line
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Alberton Woodside
Continues from	Port Albert line
Former connections	Port Albert line
Stations	6 former stations
Service
Type	Former Victorian regional service
Operator(s)	1921–1974: Victorian Railways 1974–1983: VR as VicRail 1983–1987: STA as V/Line
History
Commenced	8 February 1921 (1921-02-08)
Opened	8 February 1921 (1921-02-08): Alberton to Yarram 16 December 1921 (1921-12-16): Yarram to Won Wron 22 June 1923 (1923-06-22): Won Wron to Woodside
Completed	22 June 1923 (1923-06-22)
Closed	26 May 1953 (1953-05-26): Yarram to Woodside 26 October 1987 (1987-10-26): Alberton to Yarram
Technical
Line length	35.102 km (21.81 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Victorian broad gauge
Route map Legend km South Gippsland line to Dandenong 213.35 Alberton South Gippsland Highway South Gippsland line to Port Albert South Gippsland Highway 219.08 Yarram 224.47 Devon Tarra River 227.61 Calrossie 232.56 Won Wron Hyland Highway 242.11 Napier 248.17 Woodside km This diagram: view talk edit

The Woodside railway line was a country branch line, in Victoria, Australia. It opened in three stages from 1921 to 1923. Most of the line was closed in 1953, with the remaining section to Yarram continuing in use until 1987.