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Balnarring railway station

Coordinates: 38°22′22″S 145°7′45″E / 38.37278°S 145.12917°E / -38.37278; 145.12917
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Balnarring
General information
Line(s)Red Hill line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened2 December 1921
Closed29 June 1953
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bittern   Red Hill line   Merricks
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Balnarring railway station was located on the Red Hill railway line.[1] The line was opened in 1921 and was one of the more short-lived branch lines on the Victorian Railways closing in 1953 along with a few other smaller branch lines in the railways system. Following official closure of the line, trains (railmotors) continued to run as far as Balnarring to cater for the Balnarring picnic races, Lord Somers camp and a Railway Historical Society tour in 1956. Part of the railway alignment between Red Hill and Merricks stations has been converted into an equestrian trail with the remaining majority of the line now located on private properties. The station is located in private property with almost no remains of the platform left.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Bittern to Red Hill, construction drawing No 2". Victorian Railways. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

38°22′22″S 145°7′45″E / 38.37278°S 145.12917°E / -38.37278; 145.12917