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The Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail is a
rail trail
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a Right of way#Rail right of way, railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corr ...
covering the former Rosstown Railway
The Rosstown Railway was a private railway in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, running between the current railway stations of Elsternwick railway station, Elsternwick, on the Sandringham railway line, Sandringham line, and Oak ...
line in Melbourne
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, Australia
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. Almost the entire length of the former private railway has been replaced by roads, except for one section of off-road multi-use path
A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is "designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists". Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. A ...
, located between Curraweena Road and Grange Road. The trail is marked by signs in various places. It is approximately 8.5 km in total length.
The off-road shared path between Grange Road and Curraweena Road intersects with the shared path that follows the Frankston Railway Line
The Frankston line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's third-longest metropolitan railway line, at . The line runs from Flinders Street station in centr ...
between Glen Huntly
Glen Huntly is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District,Bentleigh Stations. The trail can also be used as part of a connection between the Djerring Trail in Oakleigh and Bay Trail in Elwood, which utilises surburban backstreets and the Elster Creek Trail.
RailTrails.org.auGlen Eira City Council Rosstown Rail Trail Map
* Rail trails in Victoria (state) Heritage trails in Australia
External links
RailTrails.org.au
* Rail trails in Victoria (state) Heritage trails in Australia
References