Rosstown Railway

Rosstown Railway
Rosstown Railway
Overview
Status	Dismantled line – Private property, Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail
Owner	Rosstown Junction Railway & Property Company (1878–1916)
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Elsternwick; Oakleigh;
Connecting lines	Cranbourne, Pakenham, & Sandringham lines; Frankston (planned)
Stations	3 current station; 4 former station;
Service
Type	Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)	Rosstown Junction Railway & Property Company (1878–1916)
History
Commenced	November 1883
Opened	14 November 1888
Completed	21 March 1891
Line disconnected	1894
Abandoned	28 December 1916
Technical
Line length	≈ 8 km (4.97 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track, intended to be double
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Sandringham line
	to Flinders Street
	Sandringham line
	to Sandringham
	Cranbourne & Pakenham lines
	to Flinders Street
	Cranbourne & Pakenham lines
	to Dandenong
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The Rosstown Railway was a private railway in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, running between the current railway stations of Elsternwick, on the Sandringham line, and Oakleigh, on the Pakenham line. The line was built in the late 19th century by William Murray Ross, with the intention of transporting sugar beet to his sugar beet mill, and the refined product to the Port of Melbourne. When the mill failed to begin production, the line fell into disrepair without being used, and it was eventually dismantled, with the land being sold.