Spring Vale Cemetery railway line

The Spring Vale Cemetery railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, branched from the now Pakenham Line at Springvale railway station, for a short 1.87 km (1.16 mi) journey to the Spring Vale Cemetery.

The Spring Vale Cemetery branch line and associated station were opened on 1 March 1904 following completion of construction in December 1902.

[1] The line was used to transport corpses, funeral cortèges and visitors to the Necropolis.

By the 1970s, the visible remains of the branch line included a short stub of the line, known as "Siding B", and an electrical sub-station near where the branch junctioned, as well as a short section of the alignment between Sandown Road and the racecourse boundary.

By 2010, the remaining track, overhead power lines and supporting stanchions had been removed, along with other sidings east of Springvale station.

Plaque of location of former railway
Plaque of base of former railway