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User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Healesville railway line
Healesville Status Closed line - Yarra Valley Railway , Yarra Valley Trail Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Continues from Lilydale Connecting lines Lilydale , Warburton lines , Yarra Valley Railway Stations 2 current stations 4 former stations 1 former siding Type Former Melbourne suburban service Operator(s) Commenced 15 May 1888 (1888-05-15 ) Opened
Lilydale to Yarra Glen on 15 May 1888 (1888-05-15 )
Yarra Glen to Healesville on 1 March 1889 (1889-03-01 )
Completed 1 March 1889 (1889-03-01 ) Closed
Coldstream to Healesville on 15 March 1981 (1981-03-15 )
Lilydale to Coldstream on 10 December 1991 (1991-12-10 )
Line length 24.773 km (15.393 mi) Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
Station
Opened[ 1]
Closed[ 1]
Age
Notes
Lilydale
1 December 1882
142 years
Blacks Siding
29 May 1911
10 May 1946
34 years
Coldstream
15 May 1888
1992
104 years
Yering
15 May 1888
15 March 1981
92 years
Yarra Glen
15 May 1888
9 December 1980
92 years
Formerly Yarra Flats
1985
1989
4 years
Tourist service
1993
1994
12 months
Tarrawarra
15 May 1889
15 March 1981
91 years
1988
1989
12 months
Tourist service
1992
1994
24 months
Healesville
1 March 1889
12 September 1980
91 years
1990
34 years
Tourist service
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Inner Circle railway line
Inner Circle Status Closed line - Inner Circle Rail Trail (part of the Capital City Trail ) Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Continues from Upfield Continues as Mernda Connecting lines Mernda , Upfield , Whittlesea lines Stations 3 current stations 3 former stations Type Former Melbourne suburban service Operator(s) Commenced 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08 ) Opened
Royal Park to Rushall on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08 )
North Fitzroy to Fitzroy on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08 )
North Fitzroy to Merri on 8 October 1889 (1889-10-08 )
Completed 8 October 1889 (1889-10-08 ) Electrified
Royal Park to North Fitzroy on 5 July 1921 (1921-07-05 )
North Fitzroy to Merri / Rushall on 14 July 1921 (1921-07-14 )
De-electrified Royal Park to Merri / Rushall in c. 1961 Closed
North Fitzroy to Rushall on 2 May 1965 (1965-05-02 )
North Fitzroy to Merri on 21 June 1965 (1965-06-21 )
Royal Park to Fitzroy on 31 July 1981 (1981-07-31 )
Line length
Royal Park to Fitzroy: 4.238 km (2.633 mi)
Royal Park to Merri: 3.824 km (2.376 mi)
Royal Park to Rushall: 3.367 km (2.092 mi)
Total track: 5.638 km (3.503 mi)
Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
Royal Park
9 September 1884
140 years
North Carlton
8 May 1888
15 November 1948
60 years
Formerly Langridge Street
15 November 1948
29 November 1977
29 years
North Fitzroy
8 May 1888
15 November 1948
60 years
Formerly Nicholson Street
15 November 1948
11 July 1981
32 years
Fitzroy
8 May 1888
9 May 1892
4 years
9 May 1892
11 January 1981
88 years
Rushall
1 January 1927
97 years
Merri
8 October 1889
135 years
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
Hawthorn
13 April 1861
163 years
Barker
19 December 1887
13 May 1957
69 years
Kew
19 December 1887
13 May 1957
69 years
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Outer Circle railway line
Outer Circle Status Closed line - Outer Circle (Anniversary) Trail , operational with passenger services from Riversdale to Alamein Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Continues from Hurstbridge Continues as Bairnsdale/Traralgon , Cranbourne & Pakenham Connecting lines Alamein , Bairnsdale/Traralgon , Belgrave , Cranbourne , Glen Waverley , Hurstbridge , Lilydale & Pakenham lines Stations 9 current stations 6 former stations Services Alamein Commenced 24 March 1890 (1890-03-24 ) Opened
Darling to Oakleigh on 24 March 1890 (1890-03-24 )
Camberwell to Waverley Road on 30 May 1890 (1890-05-30 )
Fairfield to Riversdale on 24 March 1891 (1891-03-24 )
Shenley to Canterbury on 15 March 1892 (1892-03-15 )
Completed 15 March 1892 (1892-03-15 ) Reopen See Alamein line Closed
Fairfield to Riversdale on 12 April 1893 (1893-04-12 )
Shenley to Canterbury on 12 April 1893 (1893-04-12 )
Ashburton to Oakleigh on 9 December 1895 (1895-12-09 )
Darling to Waverley Road on 9 December 1895 (1895-12-09 )
Camberwell to Ashburton on 1 May 1897 (1897-05-01 )
Line length 25.275 km (15.705 mi) Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Powelltown tramway line
Powelltown Tramway Status Closed line - Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail Owner Victorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Continues from Lilydale Former connections Warburton line Stations 11 former stations 2 former sidings Type Former Melbourne suburban service Operator(s) Victorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)Commenced 13 November 1901 (1901-11-13 ) Opened
Lilydale to Warburton on 13 November 1901 (1901-11-13 )
Warburton to La La Siding on 3 May 1909 (1909-05-03 )
Completed 3 May 1909 (1909-05-03 ) Closed
Closed on 29 July 1965 (1965-07-29 )
Last train on 1 August 1965 (1965-08-01 )
Line length 39.768 km (24.711 mi) Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
km
0km
Yarra Junction
4.0
Barrier
6.0
No. 1 Siding
7.2
Gladysdale
9.3
Black Sands
Reid's Siding
Groom's Siding
12.1
Three Bridges
Worlley's Siding
14.9
Gilderoy
United Siding
Feiglin's Siding
~18
Powelltown
line continues to Powelltown Logging lines
Dead End
Big Bridge to replace the dead-end
height: ~230m
The Bump Tunnel length: 317m
The Bump incline winch assisted, height: 370+m
height: ~340m
High Lead winch assisted, height: 730+m
~33.8km
height: ~660m
Ada No.2 Mill
Winch height: ~735m
New Ada Mill height: ~790m
~35.5km
Ada No.1 Mill height: ~695m
~35.8
height: ~660m
Ada Mill
~36.4
Starlings Gap height: ~770m
km
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Station
Opened[ 3]
Closed[ 3]
Age
Bittern
17 December 1889
134 years
Balnarring
2 December 1921
1 July 1953
31 years
Merricks
2 December 1921
1 July 1953
31 years
Red Hill
2 December 1921
1 July 1953
31 years
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Rosstown railway line
Rosstown Railway Status Dismantled line - Private property, Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail Owner Rosstown Junction Railway & Property Company (1878–1916) Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Connecting lines Cranbourne , Pakenham , & Sandringham lines Frankston (planned)Stations 3 current station 4 former station Type Former Melbourne suburban service Operator(s) Rosstown Junction Railway & Property Company (1878–1916) Commenced November 1883 (1883-11 ) Opened 14 November 1888 (1888-11-14 ) Completed 21 March 1891 (1891-03-21 ) Line disconnected 1894 (1894 ) Abandoned 28 December 1916 (1916-12-28 ) Line length ≈ 8 km (4.97 mi) Number of tracks Single track , intended to be doubleTrack gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
km
Elsternwick
Garden Vale (demolished)
Hawthorn Road (demolished)
Hawthorn Road
Booran Road (demolished)
Grange Road
Connection never built
Ormond |
Never built
Sugar Works (demolished)
| Carnegie
Oakleigh
km
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
Elsternwick
19 December 1859
164 years
Garden Vale
14 November 1888
14 November 1888
1 day
Hawthorn Road
14 November 1888
14 November 1888
1 day
Booran Road
14 November 1888
14 November 1888
1 day
Sugar Works
14 November 1888
14 November 1888
1 day
Carnegie
14 May 1879
145 years
Oakleigh
8 October 1877
147 years
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
Springvale
1 Sep 1880
144 years
Cemetery
7 February 1904
19 December 1951
47 years
Also known as Necropolis or Spring Vale Cemetery
St Kilda–Windsor Status Dismantled line Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Connecting lines Sandringham & St Kilda lines Stations 1 current station 1 former station Type Former Melbourne suburban service Operator(s) Opened 19 December 1859 (1859-12-19 ) First train 3 December 1859 (1859-12-03 ) Closed 1 October 1862 (1862-10-01 ) Line length 2.1 km (1.3 mi) Number of tracks Single track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
St Kilda
13 May 1857
1 August 1987
130 years
Windsor
19 December 1859
164 years
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Whittlesea railway line
Whittlesea Status
Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda
Dismantled beyond Mernda
Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Connecting lines All metropolitan, regional, and interstate Former connections Inner Circle Stations 29 current stations 11 former stations Services Mernda Commenced 8 October 1888 (1888-10-08 ) Opened
Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18 )
Collingwood to Inner Circle South Junction on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08 )
Inner Circle North Junction to Reservoir on 8 October 1889 (1889-10-08 )
Reservoir to Whittlesea on 23 December 1889 (1889-12-23 )
Princes Bridge to Collingwood on 21 October 1901 (1901-10-21 )
Rushall to Merri on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05 )
Completed 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05 ) Reopened
Lalor to Epping on 29 November 1964 (1964-11-29 )
Epping to South Morang on 27 November 2011 (2011-11-27 )
South Morang to Mernda on 2 July 2018 (2018-07-02 )
Electrified
Princes Bridge to Reservoir on 31 July 1921 (1921-07-31 )
Reservoir to Thomastown on 16 December 1929 (1929-12-16 )
Thomastown to Lalor on 30 November 1959 (1959-11-30 )
Lalor to Epping on 30 November 1964 (1964-11-30 )
Epping to South Morang on 27 November 2011 (2011-11-27 )
South Morang to Mernda on 2 July 2018 (2018-07-02 )
Closed Lalor to Whittlesea on 29 November 1959 (1959-11-29 ) Line length 41.468 km (25.77 mi) Number of tracks Double track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric Signalling Automatic block signaling Maximum incline 1 in 40 ( 2.5%)
Station
Opened[ 2]
Closed[ 2]
Age
Notes[ 2]
Flinders Street
12 September 1854
170 years
Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Princes Bridge
8 February 1859
1 October 1866
7 years
2 April 1879
30 June 1980
101 years
Jolimont
21 October 1901
123 years
West Richmond
21 October 1901
123 years
North Richmond
21 October 1901
123 years
Collingwood
21 October 1901
123 years
Formerly Collingwood Town Hall
Victoria Park
8 May 1888
136 years
Clifton Hill
8 May 1888
136 years
Rushall
1 January 1927
97 years
Merri
8 October 1889
135 years
Northcote
8 October 1889
135 years
Formerly Middle Northcote
Croxton
8 October 1889
135 years
Thornbury
8 October 1889
135 years
Bell
8 October 1889
135 years
Formerly Preston - Bell Street
Preston
8 October 1889
135 years
Formerly Preston - Murray Road
Formerly Murray
Regent
8 October 1889
135 years
Formerly Preston - Regent Street
Reservoir
8 October 1889
135 years
Formerly Preston - Reservoir
Ruthven
5 August 1963
61 years
Keon Park
16 December 1929
94 years
Thomastown
23 December 1889
134 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.8 (2nd)
c. 13 March 1928
29 November 1959
Approx. 31 years
Approx. near Mann's Crossing
Lalor
29 September 1947
28 November 1959
12 years
Formerly Railmotor Stopping Place No.77
30 November 1959
65 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.8 (1st)
c. 10 May 1927
c. 13 March 1928
Approx. 10 months
Epping
23 December 1889
28 November 1959
69 years
30 November 1964
24 November 2011
46 years
28 November 2011
13 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.34
12 May 1925
29 November 1959
34 years
Formerly Epping Quarries Siding
South Morang
22 April 2012
12 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.39
c. 1 July 1941
29 November 1959
Approx. 18 years
Approx. near McDonald's Road
Middle Gorge
23 December 1889
28 November 1959
69 years
Was originally South Morang
26 August 2018
6 years
Known as Marymede during construction
Reopened as Middle Gorge
Railmotor Stopping Place No.33
25 July 1932
29 November 1959
27 years
Hawkstowe
26 August 2018
6 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.9
c. 10 May 1927
29 November 1959
Approx. 32 years
Approx. near Hawkstowe Parade
Mernda
23 December 1889
28 November 1959
69 years
28 June 2018
6 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.26
c. 21 January 1930
29 November 1959
Approx. 29 years
Yan Yean
23 December 1889
29 November 1959
69 years
Railmotor Stopping Place No.10
c. 17 May 1927
29 November 1959
Approx. 32 years
Approx. near Reservoir Road
Railmotor Stopping Place No.17
c. 13 March 1928
29 November 1959
Approx. 31 years
Whittlesea
23 December 1889
29 November 1959
69 years