Pic Nic railway station
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Pic Nic railway station, alternatively Pic-Nic
or Picnic, was a railway station in Melbourne
, Australia
. It was located on the Hawthorn line (now the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines) on the Melbourne side of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge
bridge,
between Church Street (now East Richmond
) and Hawthorn
stations.
The line to the station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company
on 24 September 1860, and extended to Hawthorn
in 1861 with the completion of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge
across the Yarra River
. The station closed on 19 July 1898.
or Picnic, was a railway station in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, 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...
. It was located on the Hawthorn line (now the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines) on the Melbourne side of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge
Hawthorn Railway Bridge
Hawthorn Railway Bridge crosses the Yarra River five kilometres east of Melbourne connecting Richmond railway station, Melbourne and Hawthorn Station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale Railway Lines...
bridge,
between Church Street (now East Richmond
East Richmond railway station, Melbourne
East Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, and Alamein railway lines, on Church Street, in the suburb of Cremorne...
) and Hawthorn
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...
stations.
The line to the station was opened by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company
Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company
The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. The company opened a line from Princes Bridge railway station in Melbourne, Australia to Punt Road and South Yarra in 1859, Prahran in 1859 and Windsor in 1860, connecting with the St Kilda and Brighton...
on 24 September 1860, and extended to Hawthorn
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...
in 1861 with the completion of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge
Hawthorn Railway Bridge
Hawthorn Railway Bridge crosses the Yarra River five kilometres east of Melbourne connecting Richmond railway station, Melbourne and Hawthorn Station on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale Railway Lines...
across 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...
. The station closed on 19 July 1898.