Kew railway line

The Kew railway line was a former railway line in Melbourne, Australia. The line ran from Hawthorn to Kew. It was opened on 19 December 1887 and was officially closed on 13 May 1957. The last train ran on 18 August 1952 after years of decline.

Kew
Overview
StatusDismantled line - Hawthorn to Kew Rail Trail
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1890–1957)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromAlamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Connecting linesAlamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Stations
  • 1 current station
  • 2 former stations
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1890–1957)
History
Opened10 August 1890 (1890-08-10)
Electrified19 December 1922 (1922-12-19)
Closed13 May 1957 (1957-05-13)
Technical
Line length2.123 km (1.319 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map
km
Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
to Flinders Street
5.7
 Hawthorn
■
Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
to Camberwell
7.2
 Barker
(demolished)
Barkers Road
7.4
 Kew
(demolished)
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