The South Gippsland Railway is a tourist railway located in south Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It controls a section of the former South Gippsland line between Nyora and Leongatha and operates services between Korumburra and Leongatha on Sunday and Public Holiday (except Good Friday and Christmas Day) and Wednesdays during Victorian school holidays. The line passes through the rolling Strzelecki Ranges and lush dairy farmland. Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ... The Bellarine Peninsula Railway is a volunteer-operated steam-driven tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. ... The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. ... The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. ... One of the Puffing Billy steam locomotives. ... The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. ... Narrow gauge (2ft 6in) tourist railway located in the Thomson River and Stringers Creek valleys in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, near the former gold-mining town and popular tourist destination of Walhalla. ... The Yarra Valley Tourist Railway is a tourist railway operating on a section of the former railway between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia. ... A ferry operating on the Yarra River // Public transport Melbourne is served with a robust public transportation network. ... It has been suggested that Metlink Melbourne be merged into this article. ... The Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia (under the moniker Metlink). It is a universal ticket which allows commuters to ride on the citys trains, trams, and buses. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams, and 1770 tram stops. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. ... The SmartBus program was originally a policy initiative of the Kennett Liberal (conservative) state government of Victoria, Australia in the late 1990s. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the 37 main tram routes and 55 subsidiary routes operating in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ... Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 133 kilometres south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway. ... Korumburra is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Strzelecki Ranges, also known as Strzelecki Hills is a low mountain range situated in the Gippsland region of south-eastern Australia between the Latrobe Valley to the north and Bass Strait to the south. ...

History

The South Gippsland line was opened from Dandenong to Cranbourne in 1888 and extended to Koo Wee Rup, Nyora and Loch in 1890, Korumburra and Leongatha in 1891. The section from Nyora to Leongatha was transferred to the South Gippsland Railway in 1994 and trains have not operated beyond Cranbourne since about that time. Dandenong Station on a rainy day. ... Cranbourne is the termius for the Cranbourne railway line. ... A town in Victoria, Australia, 60 km south-east of Melbourne near Western Port bay, pop. ... Korumburra is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 133 kilometres south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway. ...

External links

• South Gippsland Railway (official site)