This is a list of former railway stations and railway lines in Victoria, Australia. Many of these stations and lines have been abandoned or demolished. There is a strong desire by communities to have many of these re-opened to better link Regional Victoria to the state capital Melbourne. Public transport has become increasingly popular in the 21st century for convenience and affordability reasons. For closed railway stations in suburban Melbourne, see List of closed railway stations in Melbourne. Mildura line Originally withdrawn on 12 September 1993. Once served by The Vinelander service, the line branches from the Serviceton line at Ballarat. Dunolly St Arnaud Donald Birchip Ouyen Red Cliffs Irymple Mildura Leongatha line The passenger service was withdrawn on 24 July 1993, but the Dandenong to Cranbourne section was later electrified and became part of the Melbourne suburban rail network in 1995. Cranbourne East Clyde Tooradin Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang Nyora Loch Korumburra Leongatha Closed lines The following lines are either closed to regular passenger services, freight only, part of tourist and heritage railways, or closed and removed. South Western: Geelong-Ballarat railway line Fyansford railway line Cunningham Pier railway line Queenscliff railway line (Bellarine Peninsula Railway) Geelong Racecourse railway line Wensleydale railway line Forrest railway line Newtown-Colac railway line Crowes railway line Alvie railway line Timboon railway line Mortlake railway line Koroit-Hamilton railway line Port Fairy railway line (open as far as Warrnambool) Midland: Geelong-Ballarat railway line (freight only) Gheringhap-Maroona railway line (freight and The Overland only) Mildura railway line (freight only) Ballarat region: Waubra railway line Ballarat Cattle Yards railway line Buninyong railway line Skipton railway line Newtown-Colac railway line Ballarat – Serviceton: Avoca railway line (freight only) Navarre railway line Carpolac railway line Bolangum railway line Patchewollock railway line (freight only to Hopetoun) Yaapeet railway line (freight only) Yanac railway line Ballarat – Mildura: Avoca railway line (freight only) Castlemaine-Maryborough railway line (freight only to Moolort from Maryborough) Pinnaroo railway line (freight only) Millewa South railway line Morkalla railway line Ballarat to Daylesford railway line Ararat – Portland: Portland railway line (freight only) Grampians railway line Balmoral railway line Koroit-Hamilton railway line Coleraine railway line Casterton railway line Mount Gambier railway line (isolated by rail gauge) Northern: Melbourne – Bendigo: Lancefield railway line Daylesford railway line (Daylesford Spa Country Railway) Castlemaine-Maryborough railway line Maldon railway line (Victorian Goldfields Railway) Redesdale railway line Heathcote railway line West from