Tooradin railway station

Tooradin
Station information
Line South Gippsland
Distance from Southern Cross 58km
Number of platforms 1
Number of tracks 1
Station status Closed
Station opened October 1st, 1888
Station closed 6 June 1981 (Passenger)
Map of station Link

Tooradin was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, the station operated until the closure of the line between Cranbourne Station and Leongatha Station in July 1993 (passenger traffic) although the railway continued to carry freight traffic to Koala Siding near Lang Lang until January 1998.

Between 1999 and 2008 there was constant speculation that the railway line beyond Cranbourne to Leongatha could re-open, as promised by the Victorian State Government, under a project named 'Bringing Trains Back to Victorians'. However, in May 2008, a scoping study carried out on behalf of the State Government found the costs of returning services high, at $72 million dollars. Therefore, plans to reopen the line where halted, and the Government will spend $14.2 million dollars on improved V/Line coach services instead. Further, there are plans in motion to turn the railway reservation into a Rail Trail between Cranbourne East and Nyora[1] Tooradin and Clyde, were apparently not going to be reopened as passenger stations, if the Leongatha Rail service returned in May 2008.

References

  1. ^ Victorian State Government.