Spring Vale Cemetery railway line

Spring Vale Cemetery
Tait train at Spring Vale Cemetery station
Overview
StatusDismantled line
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1904–1951)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromCranbourne & Pakenham lines
Connecting linesCranbourne & Pakenham lines
Stations
  • 1 current station
  • 1 former station
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1904–1951)
History
Opened7 February 1904 (1904-02-07)
Electrified11 December 1922 (1922-12-11)
Closed19 December 1951 (1951-12-19)
Technical
Line length2.650 km (1.647 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline1 in 50 (2%)
Route map

km
Up arrow
23.3
Springvale
Springvale railway station#Transport links
Left arrow
23.9
Dandenong Road (Princes Highway)
25.2
Cemetery
(demolished)

The Spring Vale Cemetery railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, branched from the now Pakenham Line at Springvale railway station, for a short 1.87 km (1.16 mi) journey to the Spring Vale Cemetery. The terminus was a railway station of the same name.