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4 unusual facts about Sandringham Railway Line


Graham Ihlein

Ihlein campaigned for eighteen months prior to the election, and focused heavily on retaining the Sandringham railway line, which had been threatened with closure under a report made for the previous government.

Lady of St Kilda

There is a mural of the Lady of St Kilda on the Sandringham Railway Line overpass at Balaclava, Victoria commissioned by the City of Port Phillip.

Sandringham railway line

The Cain Labor government in the 1980s proposed rebuilding the line as a light rail line, but since then patronage has grown considerably and even with the 8-minute peak-period frequency, trains are heavily loaded.

In September 1887, the Brighton line was extend to Sandringham.


Windsor railway station, Melbourne

Sandringham line - all stations and limited express services to Sandringham


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