Clyde was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland

South Gippsland

South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. Low granite hills continue into Wilsons Promontory, the southernmost point of Victoria and mainland...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, the station operated until the closure of the line between Cranbourne Station

Cranbourne railway station, Melbourne

Cranbourne is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cranbourne, on the Cranbourne railway line. Classed as a Premium Station, it is in Metcard Zone 2, and is the terminus for the line.-Facilities:...

 and Leongatha Station

Leongatha railway station, Victoria

Leongatha is a railway station in the town of Leongatha, Victoria on the former South Gippsland railway line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.The station opened in 1891 as a terminus, the line being extended to Welshpool the next year...

 in 1993. All that remains of this station now is the platform mound, however the track is still in reasonable condition.

Between 1999 and 2008 there was constant speculation that the railway line beyond Cranbourne

Cranbourne

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 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 were halted, and the Government will spend $14.2 million dollars on improved V/Line

V/Line

V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...

 coach services instead. Further, there are plans in motion to turn the railway reservation into a Rail Trail

Rail trail

A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...

 between Cranbourne East and Nyora

Nyora railway station, Victoria

Nyora is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.The station is now part of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, after passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in 1993....