Lang Lang railway station, Victoria

VictorianClosedRailwayStation
NAME= Lang Lang


LINE=South Gippsland
DISTANCE= 80.50km
PLATFORMS= 1
TRACKS= 3
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=November 11, 1890
CLOSED= July 21, 1993

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Lang Lang was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, the station operated until the closure of the line between Cranbourne Station and Leongatha Station in 1993. This station remains partially intact with its platform and signals still in reasonable condition, the track along this section is still in reasonable condition.

Between 1999 and 2008 there was constant speculation that the railway line beyond Cranbourne to Leongatha could re-open, as promised by the Victorian State Government, under a project named 'Bringing Trains Back to Victorians'. However, in May 2008, a scoping study carried out on behalf of the State Government found the costs of returning services high, at $72 million dollars. Therefore, plans to reopen the line where stopped, and the Government has pledged to spend $14.2 million dollars on improved V/Line coach services in the South Gippsland region instead. Further, there are plans in motion to turn the railway reservation into a Rail Trail between Cranbourne East and Nyora.

"Source: Communication from Minister Lynne Kosky, June 3, 2008, and the Victorian Department of Infrastructure