Kew railway line

Kew
Kew
Overview
Status	Dismantled line - Hawthorn to Kew Rail Trail
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1890–1957)
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Hawthorn; Kew;
Continues from	Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Connecting lines	Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Stations	1 current station; 2 former stations;
Service
Type	Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1890–1957)
History
Opened	10 August 1890
Electrified	19 December 1922
Closed	13 May 1957
Technical
Line length	2.123 km (1.319 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline	1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
	to Flinders Street
	Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
	to Camberwell

The Kew railway line was a former railway line in Melbourne, Australia. The line ran from Hawthorn to Kew. It was opened on 19 December 1887 and was officially closed on 13 May 1957.^[1] The last train ran on 18 August 1952 after years of decline.

^ S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.

[elect-1] S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.

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