Gippsland railway line

Gippsland line
Gippsland line
Overview
Status	Operational from Flinders Street to Bairnsdale, closed beyond Bairnsdale
Owner	VicTrack
Locale	Victoria, Australia
Termini	Flinders Street; Bairnsdale (previously Orbost);
Service
Services	Bairnsdale; Cranbourne; Pakenham; Traralgon
Operator(s)	Passenger: Metro Trains, V/Line; Freight: Multiple
History
Commenced	1877
Completed	1916
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track between Melbourne and Garfield, Drouin and just before Moe, single track between Bunyip and Longwarry and beyond Moe except for two passing loops at Hernes Oak and before Morwell
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead between Flinders Street and Pakenham
Route map
	City Loop
	via Southern Cross
	City Loop
	via Parliament
	Hurstbridge line
	to Hurstbridge
	Healesville line
	to Healesville
	Sandringham line
	to Sandringham
	Metro Tunnel
	to Footscray
	Stony Point line
	to Stony Point
	Outer Circle line
	to Fairfield
	Rosstown Railway
	to Elsternwick
	Spring Vale Cemetery line
	to Spring Vale Cemetery
	South Gippsland line
	to Port Albert
	East Pakenham
	(planning)
	Noojee line
	to Noojee
	Walhalla line
	to Walhalla
	Yallourn line (second)
	to Yallourn
	Thorpdale line
	to Thorpdale
	Yallourn line (first)
	to Yallourn
	Yallourn 900mm Railway
	to Hazelwood – to Yallourn
	Mirboo North line
	to Mirboo North
	Maffra line
	to Stratford
	Maffra line
	to Traralgon

The Gippsland line (also known as the Orbost railway line or Bairnsdale railway line) is a railway line serving the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia. It runs east from the state capital Melbourne through the cities of Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale and terminating at Bairnsdale.

Prior to its dismantling in 1994, the line extended to Orbost. The dismantled section now comprises the East Gippsland Rail Trail, a shared bicycle, walking, and horseriding track.

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