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.
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Closed lines
Ordered by date of closure.
Name | Type | Opened | Closed | Stations | Current Status |
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St Kilda - Windsor link line | Steam-era suburban | 1857 | 1867 | 0 (it was a link between two other lines) | Dismantled |
Rosstown Railway | Steam-era suburban | One journey only, on November 14 1878 | N/A | 4 | Dismantled |
Outer Circle line | Steam-era suburban | 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 | 7 | Rail-trail north of East Camberwell station (still in operation); southern section reopened as Alamein line |
Red Hill line | ? | December 2 1921 | June 29 1953 | 3 | Dismantled |
Kew line | Electric suburban | 19 December 1887 | Passenger service in 1952; freight service on May 13 1957 | 1 | Dismantled |
Whittlesea line | diesel greater-metropolitan | December 23 1889 | November 28 1959 | 4 | Dismantled |
City East End Government line | Short underground line for transferring documents between government buildings and gold to and from the Old Treasury | 1862 | 1960s | ? | Dismantled |
Warburton line | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | 10 | Rail-trail |
Inner Circle line | Steam-era suburban, later electrified | May 22 1888 | Passenger service in 1948; freight service in 1981 | 3 | Rail-trail (Bicycle/walking path) |
Spencer Street postal line | Short underground line for transferring mail between Spencer Street Station and the old sorting office | ? | ? | 2 | Dismantled |
Converted lines
Ordered by date of reopening as converted line.
Name | Original Type | Opened | Conversion Completed | Stations | Converted To |
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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 |
Healesville line | Greater-metropolitan | ? | ? | 5 | Tourist railway between Yarra Glen and Healesville stations |
Gembrook line | Steam-era greater-metropolitan | December 18 1900 | ? | 11 | Puffing Billy Tourist Railway |
Mornington line | diesel greater-metropolitan | ? | ? | 5 | Tourist railway |
Closed stations
Name | Line | Location | Type | Opened | Closed | Current Status |
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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 | 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 line | 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 line | 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, "Deepdene Dasher" | ? | Diesel suburban | March 24 1891 | October 9 1927 | Demolished |
Roystead | Outer Circle, "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 |
Springvale 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 | ? | 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 | Upfield | Near Upfield station | Electric suburban | November 13 1882 | Passenger service on December 1961 | Still open to freight services |
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 | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Demolished, platform partially intact. |
Seville | Warburton | ? | 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 | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Demolished |
Yarra Junction | Warburton | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Intact and used as a museum |
Wesburn | Warburton | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Demolished |
Millgrove | Warburton | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Demolished |
Warburton | Warburton | ? | Diesel greater-metropolitan | November 13 1901 | August 1 1965 | Demolished |
Narrambi | 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 |
Yering | Healesville | MacIntyre Road, Yering, just off Melba Highway | Diesel greater-metropolitan | May 15 1888 | 1995 | Abandoned |
Coldstream | Healesville | Station Street, Coldstream | Diesel greater-metropolitan | May 15 1888 | 1999 | Station buildings destroyed by fire, though platform intact |
General Motors | Pakenham | Off Progress Street, Eumemmering (access via dirt track) | Electric suburban | November 18 1956 | July 26 2002 | Intact but no access to platforms |
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.
- Footscray late 1800s - two separate stations for the Williamstown and Sunbury lines were merged into the current site
- Fawkner (13 July 1903) - on the Upfield line; current station opened on 10 December 1906
- Lalor (5 August 1952) - on the Epping line
- Sandown Park (16 May 1955) - on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines; current station opened on 19 June 1965
- Officer (13 May 1956) - on the Pakenham line
- Ardeer (August 1956) - on the Melton line (greater metropolitan line)
- Epping (29 November 1959) - terminus of the Epping line; current station opened on 30 November 1964
- Glen Waverley (24 February 1964) - terminus of the Glen Waverley line
- 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
- Tottenham low level (27 July 1982) - on the Sydenham 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
- Watergardens (Sydenham) (2003) - on the Sydenham line
- Box Hill (1882) - on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered and station incorporated into Box Hill Central shopping centre (1983–1985).
Richmond station (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
Also, Melbourne's two central stations were, or are being rebuilt:
- First Flinders Street Station (built 1854) - originally Melbourne Terminus
- Current Flinders Street Station (built 1910)
- Spencer Street Station (built 1859) - originally Batman's Hill Station
- Spencer Street Station is currently being rebuilt, and will be known as Southern Cross Station when the redesign is completed