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List of closed railway stations in Melbourne

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This is a list of former railway stations and lines in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Many of these stations have been demolished or converted to other uses, while the railway lines have been reborn as linear parks or rail trails.

Contents

Lines

Closed

Name Opened Closed Stations Current status Comments St Kilda - Windsor link line185718670 (link between two other lines) Dismantled and reservation sold Rosstown RailwayOne journey only, on November 14, 1888N/A 4 Dismantled and reservation sold Private goods railway Outer Circle lineMay 3, 1890Fairfieldto East Kewin 1893; Deepdenepassengerservice in 1927; East Camberwellto East Kew freightservice in mid-1940s; southern section in 1895; freight service between Fairfieldand AMCOR paper millin 1997 7 Dismantled (except for reopened Alamein line). Reservation intact and used as a linear park and is part of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trailnorth of East Camberwell station(still in operation). Spring Vale Cemetery line7 February190419 December1951[1]or 10 December1950[2]1 Dismantled and reservation sold Electrified Kew line19 December1887Passenger service in 1952; freight service on May 13, 19572 Dismantled and reservation sold. Electrified Red Hill lineDecember 2, 1921June 29, 19533 Dismantled and some of reservation sold. Some has a rail-trail. Whittlesea lineDecember 23, 1889November 28, 19594 Dismantled, reservation intact and kept for future partial reopening. Still open to EppingMont Park line28 August191130 June19641 Dismantled and reservation sold Electrified.
Goods only. Warburton lineNovember 13, 1901August 1, 196510 Reservation intact, used for rail-trail Inner Circle lineMay 22, 1888Passenger service in 1948; freight service in 19813 Reservation mostly intact, used by the Capital City Trail) Electrified. Connections to Epping line closed in 1960s.

Other uses

Name Original type Opened Reopened Stations Converted to Gembrook lineCountry December 18, 190028 July1962(first stage) to 19 October199811 Puffing Billy RailwayHealesville lineCountry March 1, 1889(final stage) March 3, 19835 Yarra Valley Tourist Railway(Yarra Glento Healesville onlySt Kilda lineElectricsuburbanMay 13, 1857August 19874 Light rail, operating tram route 96Port Melbourne lineElectric suburban April 13, 1854December 19874 Light rail, operating tram route 109Mornington lineCountry 10 December1889? 5 Mornington Railway(Moorooducto Morningtononly, so far)

Stations

Closed

Name Line Location Type Opened Closed Current status Albion and Darlington SunburyBetween Footscrayand Sydenhamstations Steam-erasuburbanJanuary 5, 1860Late 1860DemolishedHoldenSunbury Between Diggers Rest and Sydenham stations Steam era country January 5, 1860Late 1860Demolished CremorneWindsor (Sandringham)North bank of the Yarra RiverSteam era suburban December 12, 1859December 22, 1860Demolished Botanical GardensHawthorn and WindsorBetween the Melbourne Cricket Groundand Royal Botanic GardensSteam era suburban March 2, 18591862(uncertain) Demolished Maidstone SunburyBetween White Cityand SunshineSteam era suburban March 2, 1861April 1, 1865Demolished Salt Water RiverWilliamstown? Steam-era suburban October 1, 18591867(uncertain) Demolished Garden ValeRosstown RailwayRidell Parade, near Kooyong Road, GardenvaleSteam-era suburban 1887(uncertain) Demolished Hawthorn RoadRosstown RailwayHawthorn Road, CaulfieldSteam-era suburban 1887(uncertain) Demolished Booran RoadRosstown RailwayBooran Road, Glen HuntlySteam-era suburban 1887(uncertain) Demolished Sugar Beet MillRosstown RailwayKoornang Road, CarnegieSteam-era suburban 1887(uncertain) Demolished Richmond Park Glen Waverley(uncertain) ? Steam-era suburban March 24, 1890May 1890Demolished Fitzroy Inner Circle? Steam-era suburban May 8, 1885? Demolished Fulham GrangeOuter Circle? Steam-era suburban March 24, 1891April 24, 1893Demolished WillsmereOuter Circle? Steam-era suburban March 24, 1891April 24, 1893Demolished East KewOuter Circle? Steam-era suburban March 24, 1891April 24, 1893Demolished Waverley RoadOuter Circle? Steam-era suburban March 24, 1891December 9, 1895Demolished Pic Nic Hawthorn East of Burnley stationSteam-era suburban September 24, 1860July 19, 1898Demolished DeepdeneOuter Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" ? Suburban railcar March 24, 1891October 9, 1927Demolished ShenleyOuter Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" Canterbury Road, CanterburySuburban railcar March 24, 1891October 9, 1927Demolished RoysteadOuter Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" Mont Albert Road, Canterbury Suburban railcar May 14, 1900October 9, 1927Demolished North Carlton Inner Circle? Electricsuburban May 8, 1885? Converted to community centre North Fitzroy Inner Circle? Electric suburban May 8, 1885? Demolished, platformmound remains Williamstown RacecourseBranch from the Altonaline near Mobiltownstation. ? Electric suburban, special events April 6, 1855June 4, 1951Demolished Spring Vale CemeteryBranch from Pakenham lineNorth of Springvale stationElectric suburban, funeral servcies February 7, 19041952Demolished BalnarringRed Hill? Rural December 2, 1921June 29, 1953Demolished MerricksRed Hill? Rural December 2, 1921June 29, 1953Demolished Red HillRed Hill? Rural December 2, 1921June 29, 1953Demolished CampbellfieldUpfieldCamp Road, CampbellfieldRural October 8, 1889May 5, 1956Demolished BarkerKewBarkers Road, Kew Electric suburban December 19, 1887May 13, 1957Demolished KewKewNorth of Hawthorn stationElectric suburban December 19, 1887May 13, 1957Demolished (now, ironically, the site of VicRoadsheadquarters) North Campbellfield Upfield Near current Upfield stationRural October 8, 1889May 5, 1956Upfield station opened nearby on August 17, 1959South MorangWhittlesea? Rural December 23, 1889November 28, 1959Demolished MerndaWhittlesea Platform remains visible from highway Rural December 23, 1889November 28, 1959Demolished Yan YeanWhittlesea ? Rural December 23, 1889November 28, 1959Demolished WhittleseaWhittlesea ? Rural December 23, 1889November 28, 1959Demolished SomertonCraigieburnAdjacent to Somerton Rd level crossing, Roxburgh Park Rural November 13, 1882Passengerservice on December 1961Still open to freight services, new station to be built on original site in 2006Mont Park AsylumBranch from HurstbridgeWaiora Road, MacLeodElectric suburban, freightonly August 28, 19111964Demolished Mount EvelynWarburtonWray Crescent, Mount EvelynRural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Platforms demolished, building converted to library WandinWarburton Railway Pde, Wandin Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Demolished, platform partially intact. SevilleWarburton Station Rd, Seville Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Demolished, platform intact. KillaraWarburton Sunnyside Road, Seville EastRural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Demolished, platforms intact. Woori YallockWarburton Syme Road, Woori YallockRural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Demolished, platform intact. Launching PlaceWarburton Warburton Hwy, Launching Plate Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Remnants of Platform Yarra JunctionWarburton Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Intact and used as a museumWesburnWarburton Cavanagh Rd, Wesburn Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Remnants of Platform MillgroveWarburton Warburton Hwy, Millgrove Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Remnants of Platform WarburtonWarburton Highfield Rd, Warburton Rural November 13, 1901August 1, 1965Remnants of Platform (The siding site is currently an old sawmill, planned redevelopment) YeringHealesville MacIntyre Road, Yering, just off Melba Highway Rural May 15, 18889 December1980Abandoned Narrambi RoadMornington Near Narambi Road Rural June 1980? Material reused for other stations LangwarrinStony PointMcClelland Rad, LangwarrinRural October 1, 1888June 22, 1981Demolished, platform mound remains. White CitySydenhamSunshine Road, TottenhamSuburban electric, special events, workers trains November 11, 1927October 4, 1981Demolished LyndhurstCranbourne Bayliss Road, Lyndhurst, just off Western Port Highway Rural October 1, 1888Passenger service on October 4, 1981Still open to freight services MobiltownWerribeeKororoit Creek Road, AltonaElectric suburban November 9, 1953January 29, 1985Demolished PaisleyWerribee line express route Ross Road, Altona Electric suburban October 14, 1929April 14, 1985Demolished, although the island platform remains GalvinWerribee line express route Maidstone Road, Altona Electric suburban August 22, 1927April 14, 1985Demolished Williamstown PierWilliamstownMorris Street, WilliamstownElectric suburban October 3, 1857March 25, 1987Demolished, now a carpark South MelbourneSt Kilda Ferrars Street, South MelbourneElectric suburban September 16, 1858August 1987Converted to tram stop and commercial use Albert ParkSt Kilda Ferrars Street, Albert ParkElectric suburban November 27, 1860August 1987Converted to tram stop and commercial use Middle ParkSt Kilda Canterbury Road, Middle ParkElectric suburban July 2, 1883August 1987Converted to tram stop and abandoned St KildaSt Kilda Fitzroy Street, St KildaElectric suburban May 13, 1857August 1987Converted to tram stop and commercial use MontaguePort MelbourneWoodgate and Montague Streets, Montague Electric suburban June 2, 1883December 1987Converted to tram stop and demolished North PortPort Melbourne Raglan Street, Port MelbourneElectric suburban May 1859December 1987Converted to tram stop and demolished GrahamPort Melbourne Graham Street, Port Melbourne Electric suburban June 1, 1888December 1987Converted to tram stop and demolished Port MelbournePort Melbourne Beach Street, Port Melbourne Electric suburban April 13, 1854December 1987Converted to tram stop and commercial use Stopping Place 16 Mornington Nepean Highway, MorningtonRural November 30, 19591988Demolished, replaced by new Mornington stationin 2000ColdstreamHealesville Station Street, ColdstreamRural May 15, 18881993Station buildings destroyed by fire, though platform intact APM SidingBranch from the Hurstbridgeline at FairfieldGrange and Heidelberg Roads, AlphingtonGoods siding July 29, 1919 1994Alignment remains, dismantled Werribee RacecourseContinuation of Werribeeline Off Bulban Road, WerribeeSpecial event station ? 1995Access to station and part of the platform demolished; sign board remains, however Princes BridgeCity LoopFlindersStreet, current site of Federation SquareElectric suburban February 8, 18591997Services amalgamated into Flinders Street Station; platform space now used as screen gallery for the Australian Centre for the Moving ImageGeneral MotorsPakenham Off Progress Street, Dandenong South(access via dirt track) Electric suburban, workers trains November 18, 1956July 28, 2002Intact but no access to platforms

Rebuilt

These stations previously existed in slightly different locations, and/or at a higher or lower level (for example, originally at ground level then lowered into a cutting), to their modern-day counterparts. They may be considered the closed predecessors of today's stations.

References

  1. ^ Victorian Railway to '62, by Leo J. Harrigan (1962)
  2. ^ Suburban Tickets of The Victorian Railways, by H.K. Atkinson (1991)

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