Lancefield railway line
| Lancefield | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Now operating as the Old Railway Station B & B and Carriage Cafe. |
| Former connections | Joined Bendigo mainline at Clarkefield, and Heathcote line (now closed) at Kilmore. |
| Stations | 12? |
| Service | |
| Type | V/Line passenger service |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 June 1881 to Lancefield, extended to Kilmore 6 April 1892. |
| Completed | 1892 to Kilmore. |
| Closed | 1 June 1897 beyond Lancefield, remainder closed 13 August 1956 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | Single |
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The Lancefield railway line, or the Clarkefield and Lancefield Railway, was a former broad gauge railway in central Victoria, connecting Clarkefield railway station on the Bendigo line to Kilmore railway station on the Heathcote line, via Lancefield. However, the ill-fated Lancefield-Kilmore section operated only briefly in the 1890s so, for much of its history, the line existed simply as a branch line, with its terminus at Lancefield station.