Editing Cranbourne line (section)

=== 19th century ===
{{Main|South Gippsland railway line}}

In 1888, the Cranbourne line (then known as the [[South Gippsland railway line]]) began operations, splitting off from the [[Gippsland railway line|main line to Gippsland]] at [[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]] with an extension to [[Cranbourne railway station|Cranbourne]].<ref name=":1122"/> The line was progressively extended to [[Koo Wee Rup railway station|Koo Wee Rup]], [[Nyora railway station|Nyora]], and [[Loch railway station|Loch]] in 1890, [[Korumburra railway station|Korumburra]] and [[Leongatha railway station|Leongatha]] in 1891, and [[Welshpool railway station, Victoria|Welshpool]], [[Alberton railway station, Victoria|Alberton]], and [[Port Albert railway station|Port Albert]] in 1892.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leongatha {{!}} Victorian Places |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/leongatha |access-date=25 December 2022 |website=www.victorianplaces.com.au}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> From its opening until 2022, the Cranbourne line was fully single tracked from Dandenong to its terminus, and was only electrified upon its reopening in the 1990s.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=13 February 2022 |title=Cranbourne Line duplicated, Greens Road crossing removed and new station open |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/cranbourne-line-duplicated-greens-road-removed-station-open |access-date=31 December 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref>