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Bellarine

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Bellarine Railway

Bellarine Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
Queenscliff
Swan Bay
Lakers Siding
Workshop
Point Lonsdale Road
(demolished)
Suma Park
Yarram Creek
Marcus
(demolished)
Mannerim
(demolished)
Drysdale
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km

Station histories

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Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Daylesford Spa Country Railway

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Daylesford Spa Country Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
Daylesford
Left arrow
Musk
Passing Clouds
Leitches Creek
Bullarto
Kangaroo Creek
Lyonville
(planned extension)
Domino Creek
Blue Creek
Doctors Creek
Stony Creek
Trentham
(planned extension)
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km

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Mornington

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Mornington Railway

Mornington Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
Up arrow
Baxter
(planned extension)
Right arrow
Moorooduc
Tanti Park
Narambi Road
(demolished)
Mornington / Stopping Place 16
Mornington
(demolished)
km

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[2] Closed[2] Age Notes[2]
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Puffing Billy

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Puffing Billy Railway

Puffing Billy Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
42.52
Belgrave (Broad gauge)
43.02
Belgrave (Narrow gauge)
Old Monbulk Road
Monbulk Creek
Belgrave-Gembrook Road
Greenwell Road foot crossing
foot crossing
Long Pockitt Lane
45.2
Selby
foot crossing (Former Station Street)
Selby-Aura Road
School Road
48.99
Menzies Creek
School Road
Belgrave-Gembrook Road
50.99
Clematis
Edenmont Road
Pinnocks Road
Belgrave-Gembrook Road
52.67
Emerald
Kilvington Drive
foot crossing
Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
53.45
Nobelius Siding
54.85
Nobelius
56.59
Lakeside (Emerald Lake)
Former Park Access Road (Pedestrian Only)
Park Access Road
Wright Road
57.79
Wright
Cockatoo Creek
60.59
Cockatoo
Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road
Doonaha Road
62.59
Fielder
Farm access
Orchard Road
foot crossing
Belgrave-Gembrook Road
66.99
Gembrook (heritage platform)
Russell's Siding
67.18
Gembrook (town platform)
km

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Red Cliffs

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Red Cliffs Railway

Red Cliffs Historic Steam Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map
User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Red Cliffs Railway

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[2] Closed[2] Age Notes[2]
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Victorian Goldfields

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Victorian Goldfields Railway

Victorian Goldfields Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
Up arrow
Castlemaine
Right arrow
Right arrow
Forest Creek
Campbells Creek
Winters Flat Bridge
Bassett Creek
Muckleford
Muckleford Creek
Left arrow
Shelbourne line
to Shelbourne
(dismantled)
Maldon
km

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Walhalla

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Walhalla Goldfields Railway

Walhalla Goldfields Railway
Overview
StatusOperational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda, closed beyond Mernda
Owner
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Connecting linesAll metropolitan, regional, and interstate
Former connectionsInner Circle
Stations
  • 29 current stations
  • 11 former stations
Service
ServicesMernda
History
Commenced8 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)
Completed5 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)
ClosedLalor to Whittlesea on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05)
Technical
Line length41.468 km (25.77 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) - Electric
SignallingAutomatic block signaling
Maximum incline1 in 40 (2.5%)
Route map

km
Walhalla
Bridge 1 - Stringers Creek
Bridge 2 - Stringers Creek
Bridge 3
Bridge 4
Bridge 5 - Stringers Creek
Bridge 6 - Stringers Creek
Happy Creek
(closed)
Bridge 7
Cascade Bridge Halt
(closed)
Winter Platform
(closed)
Bridge 8 - Thomson River
168.24
Thomson
Bridge 9 (dismantled)
Bridge 10
Platina
(planned extension)
Nelson Creek
Murie
(planned extension)
O'Shea and Bennett's Siding
(planned extension)
Coopers Creek
Boola Road (cutting filled in)
Knott's Siding
(planned extension)
Jacobs Creek
Erica
(planned extension)
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km

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Flinders Street 12 September 1854 170 years
  • Formerly Melbourne Terminus
Yarra Valley

User:ThylacineHunter/Lines/Yarra Valley Railway

Yarra Valley Railway
RM22 Passes under the old Donovans Road bridge on the Yarra Valley Railway
Overview
Service typeTourist service
StatusOperational tourist services from Healesville to Tunnel Hill, relaying track to Yarra Glen
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
First service1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Current operator(s)Yarra Valley Tourist Railway (1988–Current)
Former operator(s)Healesville Railway Cooperative (1984–1990)
WebsiteYarra Valley Tourist Railway
Route
TerminiHealesville
Tunnel Hill
Stops
  • 1 current stations
  • 2 stations being rebuilt
Distance travelled3.970 km (2.467 mi)
Service frequency60 minutes from 10am to 4pm Sunday, Public Holiday and Wednesday during School Holidays
Line(s) usedHealesville
Technical
Track owner(s)Yarra Valley Tourist Railway
Yarra Valley Railway (physical track)
History
Commenced1985 (1985)
Opened
  • Lilydale to Yarra Glen in 1985
  • Yarra Glen to Tarrawarra in 1988
  • Healesville to Tunnel Hill in 1990
  • Tunnel Hill to Tarrawarra in 1992
Completed1990 (1990)
Reopened
  • Tarrawarra to Yarra Glen in 1993
Closed
  • Lilydale to Yarra Glen in 1987
  • Yarra Glen to Tarrawarra in 1989
  • Yarra Glen to Tunnel Hill in 1994
Technical
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

Station histories

[edit]
Station Opened[1] Closed[1] Age Notes
Yarra Glen 15 May 1888 9 December 1980 92 years
  • Original service
  • Formerly Yarra Flats
1985 1989 4 years
  • Tourist service
1993 1994 12 months
Tarrawarra 15 May 1889 15 March 1981 91 years
  • Original service
1988 1989 12 months
  • Tourist service
1992 1994 24 months
Healesville 1 March 1889 12 September 1980 91 years
  • Original service
1990 34 years
  • Tourist service
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  2. ^ a b c d e f Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping All Stations. Clunes, Victoria: Full Parallel Productions. ISBN 978-0646543635. OCLC 671303814.