List of closed Melbourne railway stations
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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 trail
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Train station
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and lines in Melbourne
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, 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 trail
Rail trail
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Closed
Name | Opened | Closed | Stations | Current status | Comments |
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St Kilda - Windsor link line | 1857 | 1867 | 0 (link between two other lines) | Dismantled and reservation sold | |
Rosstown Railway | One journey only, on 14 November 1888 | 1916 | 4 | Dismantled and reservation sold | Private goods railway |
Outer Circle line | 3 May 1890 | Fairfield Fairfield railway station, Melbourne Fairfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Fairfield, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Fairfield is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:... to East Kew in 1893; Deepdene passenger Commuting Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :... service in 1927; East Camberwell to East Kew freight Cargo Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:... service in mid-1940s; southern section in 1895; freight service between Fairfield Fairfield railway station, Melbourne Fairfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Fairfield, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Fairfield is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:... and AMCOR paper mill Paper mill A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :... in 1997 |
7 | Dismantled (except for reopened Alamein line). Reservation intact and used as a linear park and is part of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail Outer Circle Trail The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, Anniversary Outer Circle Trail, or even the Outer Circle Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which partly follows the Alamein Line through the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The... north of East Camberwell station (still in operation). |
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Spring Vale Cemetery line | 7 February 1904 | 19 December 1951 or 10 December 1950 | 1 | Dismantled and reservation sold | Electrified |
Kew line | 19 December 1887 | Passenger service in 1952; freight service on 13 May 1957 | 2 | Dismantled and reservation sold. | Electrified |
Red Hill line | 2 December 1921 | 29 June 1953 | 3 | Dismantled and some of reservation sold. Some has a rail-trail. | |
Whittlesea line | 23 December 1889 | 28 November 1959 | 4 | Dismantled, reservation intact and kept for future partial reopening. | Still open to Epping Epping railway station, Melbourne Epping is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia, located in the suburb of Epping, on the Epping railway line. Classed as a Premium Station, it is in Metcard Zone 2... |
Mont Park line | 28 August 1911 | 30 June 1964 | 1 | Dismantled and reservation sold | Electrified. Goods only. |
Warburton line | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | 10 | Reservation intact, used for rail-trail | |
Inner Circle line | 22 May 1888 | Passenger service in 1948; freight service in 1981 | 3 | Reservation mostly intact, used by the Capital City Trail Capital City Trail The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.... ) |
Electrified. Connections to Epping line closed in 1960s. |
Broadstore branch line | 12 October 1942 | 1982 | 1 | Dismantled after 1991 | Non Electrified. Intended to serve the Maygar (Army) Barracks. |
Other uses
Name | Original type | Opened | Reopened | Stations | Converted to |
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Gembrook line | Country | 18 December 1900 | 28 July 1962 (first stage) to 19 October 1998 | 11 | Puffing Billy Railway |
Healesville line | Country | 1 March 1889 (final stage) | 3 March 1983 | 5 | Yarra Valley Tourist Railway Yarra Valley Tourist Railway The Yarra Valley Railway is a tourist railway operating on a section of the former Healesville railway which operated between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia.- History :... (Yarra Glen to Healesville only |
St Kilda line | Electric Railway electrification system A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world... suburb Suburb The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods... an |
13 May 1857 | August 1987 | 4 | Light rail Light rail Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems... , operating tram route 96 Melbourne tram route 96 Melbourne tram route 96 is a public transport tram and light rail route in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is one of Melbourne's busiest tram route carrying 39,700 passengers a day with a frequency of every 10 minutes or less during peak... |
Port Melbourne line | Electric suburban | 13 April 1854 | December 1987 | 4 | Light rail, operating tram route 109 Melbourne tram route 109 Tram route 109 or simply The 109 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs between a terminus in Box Hill and a terminus near Station Pier in Port Melbourne... |
Mornington line | Country | 10 December 1889 | ? | 5 | Mornington Railway Mornington Railway The Mornington Railway is a heritage railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. The line is managed by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society and operates on part of the former Victorian Railways branch line which ran from Baxter to Mornington.-... (Moorooduc to Mornington only, so far) |
Closed
Name | Line | Location | Type | Opened | Closed | Current status |
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Albion & Darlington | Sunbury | Between Footscray and Sydenham stations | Steam-era suburb Suburb The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods... an |
5 January 1860 | 1 January 1861 | Demolished Demolition Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use.... , the current Albion station Albion railway station, Melbourne Albion is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located on the border of the suburbs of Sunshine and Albion, Victoria, on the Sydenham railway line... lies on the same site |
Holden | Sunbury | Between Diggers Rest and Sydenham stations | Steam era Steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine... country |
5 January 1860 | Late 1860 | Demolished |
Cremorne | Windsor (Sandringham) | North bank of the Yarra River Yarra River The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches... |
Steam era suburban | 12 December 1859 | 22 December 1860 | Demolished |
Botanical Gardens | Hawthorn (Lilydale) and Windsor (Sandringham) | Between the Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... and Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne are internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. They are 38 hectares of landscaped gardens consisting of a mix of native and non-native vegetation including over... |
Steam era suburban | 2 March 1859 | 1863 (uncertain) | Demolished |
Maidstone | Sunbury | Between Footscray and Albion Albion railway station, Melbourne Albion is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located on the border of the suburbs of Sunshine and Albion, Victoria, on the Sydenham railway line... |
Steam era suburban | 2 March 1861 | 1 April 1865 | Demolished |
Salt Water River | Williamstown | Between Maribyrnong River Maribyrnong river The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne, Victoria , near Mount Macedon. It flows generally southward and combines with the Yarra River to flow into Port Phillip.... and South Kensington |
Steam-era suburban | 1 October 1859 | 1867 (uncertain) | Demolished |
Garden Vale | Rosstown Railway | Ridell Parade, near Kooyong Road, Gardenvale Gardenvale, Victoria Gardenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira... |
Steam-era suburban | 1887 | 1916 | Demolished |
Hawthorn Road | Rosstown Railway | Hawthorn Road, Caulfield Caulfield, Victoria Caulfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira... |
Steam-era suburban | 1887 | 1916 | Demolished |
Booran Road | Rosstown Railway | Booran Road, Glen Huntly Glen Huntly, Victoria Glen Huntly is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Glen Huntly had a population of 4085.... |
Steam-era suburban | 1887 | 1916 | Demolished |
Sugar Beet Mill | Rosstown Railway | Koornang Road, Carnegie Carnegie, Victoria Carnegie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Carnegie had a population of 15,084... |
Steam-era suburban | 1887 | 1916 | Demolished |
Richmond Park | Glen Iris | Between Burnley station and Heyington stations | Steam-era suburban | 24 March 1890 | May 1890 | Demolished |
Fitzroy | Inner Circle | In the Edinburgh Gardens Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne Edinburgh Gardens is a large park located in North Fitzroy. It is bounded by Brunswick Street and St Georges Road to the west, the curve of Alfred Crescent to the north and east, and Freeman Street to the south. It was created from a grant of land in March 1862 by Queen Victoria and laid out by... |
Steam-era suburban | 8 May 1885 | 1892 | Demolished |
Fulham Grange | Outer Circle | ? | Steam-era suburban | 24 March 1891 | 24 April 1893 | Demolished |
Willsmere | Outer Circle | ? | Steam-era suburban | 24 March 1891 | 24 April 1893 | Demolished |
East Kew | Outer Circle | ? | Steam-era suburban | 24 March 1891 | 24 April 1893 | Demolished |
Waverley Road | Outer Circle | ? | Steam-era suburban | 24 March 1891 | 9 December 1895 | Demolished |
Pic Nic Pic Nic railway station Pic Nic railway station, alternatively Pic-Nicor Picnic, was a railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It was located on the Hawthorn line on the Melbourne side of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge bridge,... |
Hawthorn | East of Burnley station | Steam-era suburban | 24 September 1860 | 19 July 1898 | Demolished |
Deepdene | Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" | ? | Suburban railcar | 24 March 1891 | 9 October 1927 | Demolished |
Shenley | Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" | Canterbury Road, Canterbury Canterbury, Victoria Canterbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara... |
Suburban railcar | 24 March 1891 | 9 October 1927 | Demolished |
Roystead | Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher" | Mont Albert Road, Canterbury | Suburban railcar | 14 May 1900 | 9 October 1927 | Demolished |
North Carlton | Inner Circle | Lang Street | Electric Railway electrification system A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world... suburban |
8 May 1885 | 1948 | Converted to community centre Community centre Community centres or community centers or jumping recreation centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialised group within... |
North Fitzroy | Inner Circle | East of Nicholson Street Nicholson Street, Melbourne Nicholson Street is a street in inner Melbourne. It is named after William Nicholson, then member of the Legislative Council, and later Premier of Victoria from 1859 to 1860.-Geography:... , on Rae and Park Streets |
Electric suburban | 8 May 1885 | 1948 to passengers, 1981 to goods trains | Demolished, platform Railway platform A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms... mound remains |
Williamstown Racecourse | Branch from the Altona line near Mobiltown station. | ? | Electric suburban, special events | 6 April 1855 | 4 June 1951 | Demolished |
Spring Vale Cemetery | Branch from Pakenham line | North of Springvale station | Electric suburban, funeral servcies | 7 February 1904 | 1952 | Demolished |
Balnarring | Red Hill | ? | Rural | 2 December 1921 | 29 June 1953 | Demolished |
Merricks | Red Hill | ? | Rural | 2 December 1921 | 29 June 1953 | Demolished |
Red Hill | Red Hill | ? | Rural | 2 December 1921 | 29 June 1953 | Demolished |
Campbellfield | Upfield | Camp Road, Campbellfield | Rural | 8 October 1889 | 5 May 1956 | Demolished |
Barker | Kew | Barkers Road, Kew | Electric suburban | December 19, 1887 | May 13, 1957 | Demolished |
Kew Kew railway station, Melbourne Kew railway station was the terminus of the Kew railway line, Australia. It was opened on 19 December 1887. The line ceased operations in August 1952, but the line and station were officially closed on 13 May 1957 and subsequently demolished. The headquarters of VicRoads now stands on the site.... |
Kew | North of Hawthorn station Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne Hawthorn is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, and Alamein lines, at Burwood and Evansdale Roads in the suburb of Hawthorn... |
Electric suburban | 19 December 1887 | 13 May 1957 | Demolished (now, ironically, the site of VicRoads VicRoads VicRoads or the Roads Corporation of Victoria is a statutory corporation which is the state road and traffic authority in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is responsible for maintenance and construction of the state arterial road network, as well as driver licensing and vehicle registration. ... headquarters) |
North Campbellfield | Upfield | Near current Upfield station | Rural | 8 October 1889 | 5 May 1956 | Upfield station opened nearby on 17 August 1959 |
South Morang | Whittlesea | ? | Rural | 23 December 1889 | 28 November 1959 | Demolished, due to reopen 2013 |
Mernda | Whittlesea | Platform remains visible from highway | Rural | 23 December 1889 | 28 November 1959 | Demolished |
Yan Yean | Whittlesea | ? | Rural | 23 December 1889 | 28 November 1959 | Demolished |
Whittlesea | Whittlesea | ? | Rural | 23 December 1889 | 28 November 1959 | Demolished |
Somerton | Craigieburn | Adjacent to Somerton Road level crossing Level crossing A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion... , Roxburgh Park |
Rural | 13 November 1882 | Passenger Commuting Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :... service on December 1961 |
Still open to freight services, new Roxburgh Park station opened near original site in 2007 |
Mont Park Asylum | Branch from Hurstbridge | Waiora Road, MacLeod Macleod, Victoria Macleod is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule and Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Macleod had a population of 8083... |
Electric suburban, freight only | 28 August 1911 | 1964 | Demolished |
Mount Evelyn | Warburton | Wray Crescent, Mount Evelyn | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Platforms demolished, building converted to library |
Wandin | Warburton | Railway Parade, Wandin | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Demolished, platform partially intact. |
Seville | Warburton | Station Road, Seville Seville, Victoria Seville is a suburb to the east of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, along Warburton Highway. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and sits within the Yarra Valley wine region. It is serviced by Metlink bus 683 from Chirnside Park to Warburton via Lilydale... |
Rural | 13 November 1901 | 11 August 1965 | Demolished, platform intact. |
Killara Killara railway station, Melbourne Killara was a railway station on the Warburton line in Melbourne, Australia. The station operated until the line closed in 1965. All that remains of this station is a well preserved retaining wall for the stations platform, as well as the goods platform.... |
Warburton | Sunnyside Road, Seville East | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Demolished, platforms intact. |
Woori Yallock | Warburton | Syme Road, Woori Yallock | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Demolished, platform intact. |
Launching Place | Warburton | Warburton Highway Warburton Highway Warburton Highway is a 35 kilometre west-east highway starting on the eastern fringes of Melbourne, Victoria at the Maroondah Highway just after Lilydale, connecting Melbourne to the Yarra Valley wine region and its towns. The entire road is within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area... , Launching Place |
Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Remnants of platform |
Yarra Junction | Warburton | Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Intact and used as a museum Museum A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities... |
Wesburn | Warburton | Cavanagh Rd, Wesburn | Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Remnants of platform |
Millgrove | Warburton | Warburton Highway, Millgrove Millgrove, Victoria Millgrove is a town in Victoria, Australia, 63 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges... |
Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Remnants of platform |
Warburton | Warburton | Highfield Road, Warburton Warburton, Victoria Warburton is a town in Victoria, Australia, 72 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Warburton had a population of 2288.... |
Rural | 13 November 1901 | 1 August 1965 | Remnants of platform (The siding site is currently an old sawmill, planned redevelopment) |
Coldstream Coldstream railway station, Melbourne Coldstream is a closed railway station, located in Station Street, Coldstream, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line.The station buildings were destroyed by fire in the late 1990s... |
Healesville | Station Street, Coldstream Coldstream, Victoria Coldstream is a locality and township within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges... |
Rural | 15 May 1888 | 1993 | Station buildings destroyed by fire, though platform intact |
Yering | Healesville | MacIntyre Road, Yering, just off Melba Highway Melba Highway The Melba Highway connects the outer eastern suburb of Coldstream, near Lilydale, and the town of Yea, in Victoria's Central Highlands on the Goulburn Valley Highway.-Route:... |
Rural | 15 May 1888 | 9 December 1980 | Abandoned |
Narrambi | Mornington | Near Narambi Road | Rural | June 1980 | ? | Material reused for other stations |
Langwarrin | Stony Point | McClelland Road, Langwarrin Langwarrin, Victoria Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston... |
Rural | 1 October 1888 | 22 June 1981 | Demolished, platform mound remains. |
White City | Sydenham | Sunshine Road, Tottenham Tottenham, Victoria Tottenham is a suburb west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong.Tottenham is mostly an industrial suburb, with the Olex Cable manufacturing facility one of the many industrial businesses located in Tottenham.... |
Suburban electric, special events, workers trains | 11 November 1927 | 4 October 1981 | Demolished |
Lyndhurst | Cranbourne | Bayliss Road, Lyndhurst Lyndhurst, Victoria Lyndhurst is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is both the City of Casey and the city of Greater Dandenong.... , just off Western Port Highway |
Rural | 1 October 1888 | Passenger service on 4 October 1981 | Still open to freight services until 2009 |
Mobiltown | Werribee | Kororoit Creek Road, Altona Altona, Victoria Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona had a population of 9685.... |
Electric suburban | 9 November 1953 | 29 January 1985 | Demolished |
Paisley Paisley railway station, Melbourne Paisley railway station was located on the Werribee line of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Australia. It was located between Newport and Galvin stations.... |
Werribee line express route | Ross Road, Altona | Electric suburban | 14 October 1929 | 14 April 1985 | Demolished, although the island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... remains |
Galvin | Werribee line express route | Maidstone Road, Altona | Electric suburban | 22 August 1927 | 14 April 1985 | Demolished |
Williamstown Pier | Williamstown | Morris Street, Williamstown Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733.... |
Electric suburban | 3 October 1857 | 25 March 1987 | Demolished, now a carpark |
South Melbourne | St Kilda | Ferrars Street, South Melbourne South Melbourne, Victoria South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne... |
Electric suburban | 16 September 1858 | August 1987 | Converted to tram stop Tram stop A tram stop is a place designated for a tram to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms, especially if stepless entries are provided for accessibility... and commercial Commerce While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any... use |
Albert Park | St Kilda | Ferrars Street, Albert Park Albert Park Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself... |
Electric suburban | 27 November 1860 | August 1987 | Converted to tram stop and commercial use |
Middle Park | St Kilda | Canterbury Road, Middle Park Middle Park, Victoria Middle Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip. At the 2006 Census, Middle Park had a population of 4012... |
Electric suburban | 2 July 1883 | August 1987 | Converted to tram stop and abandoned |
St Kilda | St Kilda | Fitzroy Street Fitzroy Street, Melbourne Fitzroy Street is a street in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, which enjoys great popularity as a recreational area, mainly due to its many restaurants and its proximity to the entertainment areas along St Kilda beach... , St Kilda St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip... |
Electric suburban | 13 May 1857 | August 1987 | Converted to tram stop and commercial use |
Montague | Port Melbourne | Woodgate and Montague Streets, Montague | Electric suburban | 2 June 1883 | December 1987 | Converted to tram stop and demolished |
North Port | Port Melbourne | Raglan Street, Port Melbourne | Electric suburban | May 1859 | December 1987 | Converted to tram stop and demolished |
Graham | Port Melbourne | Graham Street, Port Melbourne | Electric suburban | 1 June 1888 | December 1987 | Converted to tram stop and demolished |
Port Melbourne | Port Melbourne | Beach Street, Port Melbourne | Electric suburban | 13 April 1854 | December 1987 | Converted to tram stop and commercial use |
Stopping Place #16 | Mornington | Nepean Highway Nepean Highway Nepean Highway runs south from the centre of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shore of Port Phillip. It is the primary road route to central Melbourne from Melbourne's southern suburbs.- History :... , Mornington Mornington, Victoria Mornington is a sea side town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.... |
Rural | 30 November 1959 | 1988 | Demolished, replaced by new Mornington station in 2000 |
APM Siding | Branch from the Hurstbridge line at Fairfield Fairfield railway station, Melbourne Fairfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Fairfield, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Fairfield is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:... |
Grange and Heidelberg Roads, Alphington Alphington, Victoria Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483... |
Goods siding | 29 July 1919 | 1994 | Alignment remains, dismantled |
Werribee Racecourse | Continuation of Werribee line | Off Bulban Road, Werribee Werribee, Victoria Werribee is a city in Melbourne, Australia, 32 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Werribee had a population of 36,641. Statistically, Werribee is considered part of Greater Melbourne.Werribee is... |
Special event station | ? | 1995 | Access to station and part of the platform demolished; sign board remains, however |
Princes Bridge | City Loop | Flinders Flinders Street, Melbourne Flinders Street is a notable street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River, Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid. It is exactly one mile in length and one and half chains in width... Street, current site of Federation Square Federation Square Federation Square is a civic centre and cultural precinct in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.... |
Electric suburban | 8 February 1859 | 1997 | Services amalgamated into Flinders Street Station Flinders Street Station Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city... ; platform space now used as screen gallery for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image Australian Centre for the Moving Image The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, is dedicated to the moving image in all its forms. It is located in Federation Square, in Melbourne, Australia, across four levels of the Alfred Deakin Building... |
General Motors | Pakenham | Off Progress Street, Dandenong South Dandenong South, Victoria Dandenong South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong. At the 2006 Census, Dandenong South had a population of 4867.... (access via dirt track) |
Electric suburban, workers trains | 18 November 1956 | 28 July 2002 | Intact but no access to platforms. Concerns exist regarding legal access to the 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.- Ardeer (August 1956) - on the Melton line (greater metropolitan line)
- Boronia (1998) - on the Belgrave line; track lowered station rebuilt (with a significantly larger capacity than before the rebuild) lowered as part of grade separation under the intersection of Dorset/Boronia Roads. Surface areas and carpark now integrated with Boronia Junction Shopping Centre.
- Box HillBox Hill railway station, MelbourneBox Hill railway station is on the Belgrave and Lilydale railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. It is located under Centro Box Hill shopping centre near the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street in Box Hill. A major bus interchange is part of the same complex, and the 109 tram route...
(1983–1985) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered and station incorporated into Box Hill Central shopping centre. - CanterburyCanterbury railway station, MelbourneCanterbury is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Canterbury on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines...
(19 June 1966) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; current high level station opened on 15 September 1968 and was completed and the Canterbury Rd level crossing closed on 22 December 1968 - Dandenong- Built 8 October 1887, upgraded in 1994-1995 - Change over for the Pakenham and Cranbourne Lines
- Elsternwick (October 1960) - on the Sandringham line; grade separated to remove the level crossing and tram square at Glen Huntly Road.
- EppingEpping railway station, MelbourneEpping is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia, located in the suburb of Epping, on the Epping railway line. Classed as a Premium Station, it is in Metcard Zone 2...
(29 November 1959) - terminus of the Epping line; current station opened on 30 November 1964 - Fawkner (13 July 1903) - on the Upfield line; current station opened on 10 December 1906
- Footscray late 1800s - two separate stations for the Williamstown and Sunbury lines were merged into the current site
- Flinders Street StationFlinders Street StationFlinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
- Originally Melbourne Terminus (built 1854)
- Current Flinders Street Station (built 1910)
- Glen Waverley (24 February 1964) - terminus of the Glen Waverley lineGlen Waverley railway line, MelbourneThe Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Lilydale line at Burnley station. It has 12 stations in Metcard ticketing Zones 1 and 2.- Description :...
- Laburnum (January 2007) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered to create a rail underpass replacing the level crossing at Middleborough Road.
- Lalor (5 August 1952) - on the Epping line
- Moorabbin 1959 - on the Frankston line; new station lowered below road level and provision made for the third track (which did not occur for some 20 years), road underpasses established for South Road and the Nepean Highway
- Mornington (1987) - on the Mornington line; new station located on the demolished Stopping Place 16 station and opened 2000
- Narre Warren (3 June 1995) - on the Pakenham line
- Nunawading (January 2010) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered and station rebuilt with a provision made for a third track as part of the Springvale Road grade separation project.
- Officer (13 May 1956) - on the Pakenham line
- RichmondRichmond railway station, MelbourneRichmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Richmond. It is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:...
(the gateway to the city for all eastern lines) has had several incarnations:- Punt Road low level (8 February 1859 - 12 December 1859)
- Swan Street low level (12 December 1859 - 1885)
- Richmond high level (1885 - 26 March 1960) - the opening of this station overlapped with the closure of Swan Street
- Sandown ParkSandown Park railway station, MelbourneSandown Park is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Springvale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Sandown Park is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
(16 May 1955) - on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines; current station opened on 19 June 1965 - Southern CrossSouthern Cross StationSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
, the main terminus of regional and interstate services in Victoria.- Progressively expanded until 1960.
- Rebuilt station building and platform layout beginning in 1960 as part of the works providing a standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
railway link to SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. - Beginning 2002, Spencer Street has been substantially rebuilt and renamed Southern Cross. While maintaining the previous platform layout, the station bears no resemblance to the former station.
- Tottenham low level (27 July 1982) - on the Sydenham line
- Watergardens (Sydenham) (2002) - on the Sydenham line
- Watsonia was lowered into a cutting when the line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated. (Hurstbridge line)