South Gippsland railway line

South Gippsland
South Gippsland
Overview
Status	Operational from Dandenong to Cranbourne, closed beyond Cranbourne
Owner	VicTrack
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Dandenong; Port Albert;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Services	Cranbourne
Operator(s)	Metro Trains
History
Commenced	1888; 136 years ago
Completed	1892; 132 years ago
Technical
Line length	187.6 km (116.6 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead between Dandenong and Cranbourne
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Cranbourne, Gippsland & Pakenham lines
	to Flinders Street
	Gippsland & Pakenham lines
	to Pakenham
	Strzelecki line
	to Strzelecki
	Wonthaggi line
	to Wonthaggi
	Outtrim line
	to Outtrim
	Welshpool Jetty line
	to Port Welshpool
	Woodside line
	to Woodside
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The South Gippsland railway line is a partially closed railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was first opened in 1892, branching from the Orbost line at Dandenong, and extending to Port Albert. Much of it (the section up to Leongatha) remained open until December 1994 (passenger services finished the previous July). Today, only the section between Dandenong and Cranbourne remains open for use. The section of the line from Nyora to Leongatha was used by the South Gippsland Tourist Railway until it ceased operations in 2016. The section from Nyora to Welshpool, with extension trail to Port Welshpool and a portion of the former line at Koo Wee Rup, have been converted into the Great Southern Rail Trail.