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==== Regional services ==== {{Main|South Gippsland railway line}} [[File:South-Gippsland-line.png|thumb|A map of the [[South Gippsland railway line]] in the 20th century]] Throughout the early to mid 20th century, the South Gippsland railway line continued to open additional branch lines, including to [[Woodside railway line|Woodside]], [[Barry Beach railway line|Barry Beach]], [[Welshpool Jetty railway line|Welshpool Jetty]], [[Outtrim railway line|Outtrim]], [[Wonthaggi railway line|Wonthaggi]], and [[Strzelecki railway line|Strzelecki]].<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Great Southern Rail Trail |url=https://www.gsrt.com.au/history |access-date=25 December 2022 |website=greatsouthernrt |language=en}}</ref> All of these branch lines ceased their operations between the mid and late 20th century due to a decrease in patronage.<ref name=":14" /> On 6 June 1981, passenger services ceased operation to [[Yarram railway station|Yarram]]. In 1984, the line re-opened with services to [[Leongatha railway station|Leongatha]], until its second closure on 24 June 1993.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Barry Beach railway line|Barry Beach freight service]] ceased operations in 1992, with the line beyond Leongatha booked out of service on 30 June 1992, thus, effectively ending all traffic on the line beyond Leongatha.<ref name=":16">{{Victorian Rail-Newsrail|title=Works|month=10|year=1992|page=330}}</ref> V/Line passenger services continued to Cranbourne till its electrification, with freight operations continuing into the late 1990s with freight services to the [[AGM Siding|Koala siding]].<ref name=":16" />
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