Shenley railway station, Melbourne

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Shenley
Station information
Line	Outer Circle
Distance from Flinders St	6.25 miles (10.06 km) from Oakleigh, 4 mi (6.4 km) from Fairfield Park
Number of Platforms	2
Station opened	March 24, 1891
Station closed	October 9, 1927

Shenley was a railway station on the Outer Circle located in the suburb of Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was located to the north of the Canterbury Road overbridge.

Opened on March 24, 1891, it had two side platforms on a loop, the main platform located on the east side of the line. The station was closed with the rest of the Outer Circle on April 12, 1893, was reopened on May 14, 1900, as part of the Deepdene Dasher shuttle, until final closure on October 9, 1927, along with the passenger service though it, but goods trains passed though until 1943.

A junction existed 200 yards (180 m) to the south of the station, with the main line going to Riversdale and the loop line towards Canterbury station on the Lilydale line. This connection was only open from March 15, 1892, until April 12, 1893. An 18-lever frame was provided at the Lilydale line connection, later reduced to 16 levers. In 1911 a spoil siding existed to the north, halfway to Roystead station. Earth filling from the cutting between Canterbury and Mont Albert Roads was used to regrade the Lilydale line. The main line points faced Shenley.

[edit] References

• David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0 85849 024 2. 

Station Navigation
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