List of closed Melbourne railway stations

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This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Many of these stations are now abandoned or have been demolished.

Contents 1 Closed lines 2 Converted lines 3 Closed stations 4 Rebuilt stations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Closed lines

Ordered by date of closure.

Name	Opened	Closed	Stations	Current status	Comments
St Kilda - Windsor link line	1857	1867	0 (it was a link between two other lines)	Dismantled and reservation sold
Rosstown Railway	One journey only, on November 14, 1888	N/A	4	Dismantled and reservation sold	Private goods railway
Outer Circle line	May 3, 1890	Fairfield to East Kew in 1893; Deepdene passenger service in 1927; East Camberwell to East Kew freight service in mid-1940s; southern section in 1895; freight service between Fairfield and AMCOR paper mill 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 north of East Camberwell station (still in operation).
Spring Vale Cemetery line	7 February 1904	19 December 1951[1] or 10 December 1950[2]	1	Dismantled and reservation sold	Electrified
Kew line	19 December 1887	Passenger service in 1952; freight service on May 13, 1957	2	Dismantled and reservation sold.	Electrified
Red Hill line	December 2, 1921	June 29, 1953	3	Dismantled and some of reservation sold. Some has a rail-trail.
Whittlesea line	December 23, 1889	November 28, 1959	4	Dismantled, reservation intact and kept for future partial reopening.	Still open to Epping
Mont Park line	28 August 1911	30 June 1964	1	Dismantled and reservation sold	Electrified. Goods only.
Warburton line	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	10	Reservation intact, used for rail-trail
Inner Circle line	May 22, 1888	Passenger service in 1948; freight service in 1981	3	Reservation mostly intact, used by the Capital City Trail)	Electrified. Connections to Epping line closed in 1960s.

[edit] Converted lines

Ordered by date of reopening as converted line.

Name	Original type	Opened	Reopened	Stations	Converted to
Gembrook line	Steam-era greater-metropolitan	December 18, 1900	28 July 1962 (first stage) to 19 October 1998	11	Puffing Billy Tourist Railway
Healesville line	Greater-metropolitan	March 1, 1889 (final stage)	March 3, 1983	5	Yarra Valley Tourist Railway (Yarra Glen to Healesville only
St Kilda line	Electric suburban	May 13, 1857	August 1987	4	Light rail, operating tram route 96
Port Melbourne line	Electric suburban	April 13, 1854	December 1987	4	Light rail, operating tram route 109
Mornington line	diesel greater-metropolitan	10 December 1889	?	5	Tourist railway (Moorooduc to Mornington only, so far)

[edit] Closed stations

Name	Line	Location	Type	Opened	Closed	Current status
Albion and Darlington	Sunbury	Between Footscray and Sydenham stations	Steam-era suburban	January 5, 1860	Late 1860	Demolished
Holden	Sunbury	Between Footscray and Sydenham stations	Steam era suburban	January 5, 1860	Late 1860	Demolished
Cremorne	Windsor (Sandringham)	North bank of the Yarra River	Steam era suburban	December 12, 1859	December 22, 1860	Demolished
Botanical Gardens	Hawthorn and Windsor	Between the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Royal Botanic Gardens	Steam era suburban	March 2, 1859	1862 (uncertain)	Demolished
Maidstone	Sunbury	Between White City and Sunshine	Steam era suburban	March 2, 1861	April 1, 1865	Demolished
Salt Water River	Williamstown	?	Steam-era suburban	October 1, 1859	1867 (uncertain)	Demolished
Garden Vale	Sandringham line and start of Rosstown	Ridell Parade, Gardenvale	Steam-era suburban	1887	(uncertain)	Demolished, replaced by new Gardenvale station further down the Sandringham line
Hawthorn Road	Rosstown	Hawthorn Road, Caufield	Steam-era suburban	1887	(uncertain)	Demolished
Booran Road	Rosstown	Booran Road, Glen Huntly	Steam-era suburban	1887	(uncertain)	Demolished
Sugar Beet Mill	Branch off from Rosstown	Koornang Road, Carnegie	Steam-era suburban	1887	(uncertain)	Demolished
Richmond Park	Glen Waverley (uncertain)	?	Steam-era suburban	March 24, 1890	May 1890	Demolished
Fitzroy	Inner Circle	?	Steam-era suburban	May 8, 1885	?	Demolished
Fulham Grange	Outer Circle	?	Steam-era suburban	March 24, 1891	April 24, 1893	Demolished
Willsmere	Outer Circle	?	Steam-era suburban	March 24, 1891	April 24, 1893	Demolished
East Kew	Outer Circle	?	Steam-era suburban	March 24, 1891	April 24, 1893	Demolished
Waverley Road	Outer Circle	?	Steam-era suburban	March 24, 1891	December 9, 1895	Demolished
Pic Nic	Hawthorn	East of Burnley station	Steam-era suburban	September 24, 1860	July 19, 1898	Demolished
Deepdene	Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher"	?	diesel suburban	March 24, 1891	October 9, 1927	Demolished
Shenley	Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher"	?	Diesel suburban	March 24, 1891	October 9, 1927	Demolished
Roystead	Outer Circle, later "Deepdene Dasher"	?	Diesel suburnan	May 14, 1900	October 9, 1927	Demolished
North Carlton	Inner Circle	?	Electric suburban	May 8, 1885	?	Converted to community centre
North Fitzroy	Inner Circle	?	Electric suburban	May 8, 1885	?	Demolished, platform mound remains
Williamstown Racecourse	Branch from Williamstown line	?	Electric suburban	April 6, 1855	June 4, 1951	Demolished
Spring Vale Cemetery	Branch from Pakenham line	North of Springvale station	Electric suburban	February 7, 1904	1952	Demolished
Balnarring	Red Hill	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 2, 1921	June 29, 1953	Demolished
Merricks	Red Hill	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 2, 1921	June 29, 1953	Demolished
Red Hill	Red Hill	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 2, 1921	June 29, 1953	Demolished
Campbellfield	Upfield	Camp Road, Campbellfield	Electric suburban	October 8, 1889	May 5, 1956	Demolished
Barker	Kew	Barkers Road, Kew	Electric suburban	December 19, 1887	May 13, 1957	Demolished
Kew	Kew	North of Hawthorn station	Electric suburban	December 19, 1887	May 13, 1957	Demolished (now, ironically, the site of VicRoads headquarters)
North Campbellfield	Upfield	Near current Upfield station	Electric suburban	October 8, 1889	May 5, 1956	Upfield station opened nearby on August 17, 1959
South Morang	Whittlesea	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 23, 1889	November 28, 1959	Demolished
Mernda	Whittlesea	Platform remains visible from highway	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 23, 1889	November 28, 1959	Demolished
Yan Yean	Whittlesea	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 23, 1889	November 28, 1959	Demolished
Whittlesea	Whittlesea	?	Diesel greater-metropolitan	December 23, 1889	November 28, 1959	Demolished
Somerton	Craigieburn	Adjacent to Somerton Rd level crossing, Roxburgh Park	Electric suburban	November 13, 1882	Passenger service on December 1961	Still open to freight services, new station to be built on original site in 2006
Mont Park Asylum	Branch from Hurstbridge	Waiora Road, MacLeod	Electric suburban, but mostly freight only	August 28, 1911	1964	Demolished
Mount Evelyn	Warburton	Wray Crescent, Mount Evelyn	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Platforms demolished, building converted to library
Wandin	Warburton	Railway Pde, Wandin	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Demolished, platform partially intact.
Seville	Warburton	Station Rd, Seville	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Demolished, platform intact.
Killara	Warburton	Sunnyside Road, Seville East	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Demolished, platforms intact.
Woori Yallock	Warburton	Syme Road, Woori Yallock	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Demolished, platform intact.
Launching Place	Warburton	Warburton Hwy, Launching Plate	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Remnants of Platform
Yarra Junction	Warburton	Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Intact and used as a museum
Wesburn	Warburton	Cavanagh Rd, Wesburn	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Remnants of Platform
Millgrove	Warburton	Warburton Hwy, Millgrove	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Remnants of Platform
Warburton	Warburton	Highfield Rd, Warburton	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 13, 1901	August 1, 1965	Remnants of Platform (The siding site is currently an old sawmill, planned redevelopment)
Yering	Healesville	MacIntyre Road, Yering, just off Melba Highway	Diesel greater-metropolitan	May 15, 1888	9 December 1980	Abandoned
Narrambi Road	Mornington	Near Narambi Road	Diesel greater-metropolitan	June 1980	?	Material reused for other stations
Langwarrin	Stony Point	McClelland Rad, Langwarrin	Diesel greater-metropolitan	October 1, 1888	June 22, 1981	Demolished, platform mound remains.
White City	Sydenham	Sunshine Road, Tottenham	Electric suburban	November 11, 1927	October 4, 1981	Demolished
Lyndhurst	Cranbourne	Bayliss Road, Lyndhurst, just off Western Port Highway	Electric suburban	October 1, 1888	Passenger service on October 4, 1981	Still open to freight services
Mobiltown	Werribee	Kororoit Creek Road, Altona	Electric suburban	November 9, 1953	January 29, 1985	Demolished
Paisley	Werribee line express route	Ross Road, Altona	Electric suburban	October 14, 1929	April 14, 1985	Demolished, although the island platform remains
Galvin	Werribee line express route	Maidstone Road, Altona	Electric suburban	August 22, 1927	April 14, 1985	Demolished
Williamstown Pier	Williamstown	Morris Street, Williamstown	Electric suburban	October 3, 1857	March 25, 1987	Demolished, now a carpark
South Melbourne	St Kilda	Ferrars Street, South Melbourne	Electric suburban	September 16, 1858	August 1987	Converted to tram stop and commercial use
Albert Park	St Kilda	Ferrars Street, Albert Park	Electric suburban	November 27, 1860	August 1987	Converted to tram stop and commercial use
Middle Park	St Kilda	Canterbury Road, Middle Park	Electric suburban	July 2, 1883	August 1987	Converted to tram stop and abandoned
St Kilda	St Kilda	Fitzroy Street, St Kilda	Electric suburban	May 13, 1857	August 1987	Converted to tram stop and commercial use
Montague	Port Melbourne	Woodgate and Montague Streets, Montague	Electric suburban	June 2, 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	June 1, 1888	December 1987	Converted to tram stop and demolished
Port Melbourne	Port Melbourne	Beach Street, Port Melbourne	Electric suburban	April 13, 1854	December 1987	Converted to tram stop and commercial use
Stopping Place 16	Mornington	Nepean Highway, Mornington	Diesel greater-metropolitan	November 30, 1959	1988	Demolished, replaced by new Mornington station in 2000
Werribee Racecourse	Continuation of Werribee line	Off Bulban Road, Werribee	Diesel greater-metropolitan	?	1995	Access to station and part of the platform demolished; sign board remains, however
Princes Bridge	City Loop	Flinders Street, current site of Federation Square	Electric suburban	February 8, 1859	1990s	Services amalgamated into Flinders Street Station; platform space now used as screen gallery for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Coldstream	Healesville	Station Street, Coldstream	Diesel greater-metropolitan	May 15, 1888	1993	Station buildings destroyed by fire, though platform intact
General Motors	Pakenham	Off Progress Street, Dandenong South (access via dirt track)	Electric suburban	November 18, 1956	July 28, 2002	Intact but no access to platforms

[edit] Rebuilt stations

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 (1982) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered and station incorporated into Box Hill Central shopping centre (1983–1985).
• Canterbury (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 1800s upgraded in mid 1990's - Change over for the Pakenham and Cranbourne Lines
• Epping (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
• Glen Waverley (24 February 1964) - terminus of the Glen Waverley line
• 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
• 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
• Officer (13 May 1956) - on the Pakenham line
• Richmond (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 (16 May 1955) - on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines; current station opened on 19 June 1965
• Southern Cross (built 1859) - previously Spencer Street - originally Batman's Hill. Beginning 2002, Spencer Street, the main terminus of regional and interstate services in Victoria has been substantially rebuilt and renamed Southern Cross. It bears no resemblance to the old station above platform level, and is somewhat changed below platform level also.
• Tottenham low level (27 July 1982) - on the Sydenham line
• Watergardens (Sydenham) (2003) - on the Sydenham line

Also, One of Melbourne's central stations is currently being renovated/modernised: Flinders Street Station

First Flinders Street Station (built 1854) - originally Melbourne Terminus Current Flinders Street Station (built 1910)

[edit] See also

• Railways in Melbourne
• List of Melbourne railway stations
• List of proposed Melbourne railway stations
• Transportation in Australia

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Railpage Australia