List of closed Melbourne railway stations
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This is a list of former railway stations
Train station
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 and lines in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
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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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s.

Closed

Name Opened Closed Stations Current status Comments
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
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 service in 1927; East Camberwell to East Kew freight
Cargo
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 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
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 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).
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
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
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 suburb
Suburb
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an
13 May 1857 August 1987 4 Light rail
Light rail
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, 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
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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
Albion & Darlington Sunbury Between Footscray and Sydenham stations Steam-era suburb
Suburb
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an
5 January 1860 1 January 1861 Demolished
Demolition
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, 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
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 country
5 January 1860 Late 1860 Demolished
Cremorne Windsor (Sandringham) North bank of the Yarra River
Yarra River
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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
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 and Royal Botanic Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
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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
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 and South Kensington
Steam-era suburban 1 October 1859 1867 (uncertain) Demolished
Garden Vale Rosstown Railway Ridell Parade, near Kooyong Road, Gardenvale
Gardenvale, Victoria
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Steam-era suburban 1887 1916 Demolished
Hawthorn Road Rosstown Railway Hawthorn Road, Caulfield
Caulfield, Victoria
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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
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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
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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
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 suburban
8 May 1885 1948 Converted to community centre
Community centre
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North Fitzroy Inner Circle East of Nicholson Street
Nicholson Street, Melbourne
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, on Rae and Park Streets
Electric suburban 8 May 1885 1948 to passengers, 1981 to goods trains Demolished, platform
Railway platform
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 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
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 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
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, Roxburgh Park
Rural 13 November 1882 Passenger
Commuting
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 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
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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
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, 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
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Wesburn Warburton Cavanagh Rd, Wesburn Rural 13 November 1901 1 August 1965 Remnants of platform
Millgrove Warburton Warburton Highway, Millgrove
Millgrove, Victoria
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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
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Rural 15 May 1888 1993 Station buildings destroyed by fire, though platform intact
Yering Healesville MacIntyre Road, Yering, just off Melba Highway
Melba Highway
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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
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 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
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Electric suburban 16 September 1858 August 1987 Converted to tram stop
Tram stop
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 and commercial
Commerce
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 use
Albert Park St Kilda Ferrars Street, Albert Park
Albert Park
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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
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, St Kilda
St Kilda, Victoria
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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
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 Street, current site of Federation Square
Federation Square
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Electric suburban 8 February 1859 1997 Services amalgamated into Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station
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; platform space now used as screen gallery for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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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 Hill
    Box Hill railway station, Melbourne
    Box 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.
  • Canterbury
    Canterbury railway station, Melbourne
    Canterbury 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.
  • 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...

     (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 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...

    • Originally Melbourne Terminus (built 1854)
    • Current Flinders Street Station (built 1910)
  • Glen Waverley (24 February 1964) - terminus of the Glen Waverley line
    Glen Waverley railway line, Melbourne
    The 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
  • Richmond
    Richmond railway station, Melbourne
    Richmond 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 Park
    Sandown Park railway station, Melbourne
    Sandown 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 Cross
    Southern Cross Station
    Southern 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 gauge
      Standard gauge
      The 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 Sydney
      Sydney
      Sydney 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)
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