NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Belgrave railway line, Melbourne

The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Lilydale line at Ringwood station. It has eight stations, all of which are in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2126x2325, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Connex Melbourne is a private company which operates suburban trains in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on behalf of the State Government of Victoria. ... A Hitachi train (left) and newer XTrapolis (right) at Flinders Street Station Hitachi on a Belgrave service The Hitachi train (often called tachis [] or Silvers) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Alstom now United Group LTD refurbished Comeng in Connex livery The term Comeng originally defined the company COMmonwealth ENGineering which, among others things, manufactured Melbournes A, B and Z class trams, some Sydney R, L & S class double-decker trains and Brisbane buses, although now is popularly used to... The XTrapolis 100 is a single deck electric passenger train, one of Alstoms XTrapolis family of trains, used in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaiso, Chile. ... The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... In Melbournes train system several new train lines, electrification of existing lines, extensions to existing lines, and new stations on existing lines, have been seriously considered at various times (some were so advanced in plans that they were even printed on Hitachi train destination rolls). ... Image File history File links Heathmont-station-platform. ... Image File history File links Heathmont-station-platform. ... Heathmont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Heathmont, on the Belgrave railway line. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Boronia (station code: BOR) is a railway station on the Belgrave line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1920 and rebuilt in 1998. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Tecoma Station Tecoma (station code: TCM) is an unmanned railway station on the Belgrave line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... West entrance to Belgrave Station Belgrave is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Belgrave, on the Belgrave railway line. ... For other uses, see Gauge. ... Electricity (from New Latin Ä“lectricus, amberlike) is a general term for a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. ... â€œSuburbiaâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Ringwood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ringwood on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Description

The Belgrave line heads south-east from Ringwood, cutting across the Dandenong Creek valley and skirting the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges to Upper Ferntree Gully. This section has a deep cutting at Heatherdale and at Boronia where the line has been lowered to pass under an adjacent intersection, but otherwise has moderate earthworks and numerous level crossings. Ringwood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ringwood on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. ... The Dandenong Ranges are a set of mountain ranges, east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Upper Ferntree Gully is a railway station on the Belgrave railway line. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Boronia (station code: BOR) is a railway station on the Belgrave line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1920 and rebuilt in 1998. ... The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) â€” without recourse to a bridge or tunnel â€” of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ...

From Upper Ferntree Gully the line heads east taking the route of the former narrow gauge railway to Belgrave, climbing steeply into the southern part of the Dandenong ranges. Earthworks are more extensive here, and all roads are crossed by means of bridges. Beyond Belgrave the narrow gauge line has been restored to working order and runs to the original terminus of Gembrook as the Puffing Billy Railway. West entrance to Belgrave Station Belgrave is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Belgrave, on the Belgrave railway line. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Puffing Billy is a narrow gauge (26) steam railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. ...

Infrastructure

The line is double track to Ferntree Gully, then single track to Belgrave, with passing loops and island platforms at Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey, and Belgrave. The line is controlled by automatic block signalling. For the sound recording technique, see doubletracking. ... A single track railway A single track railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. ... View of Upwey station towards the city. ...

Intermediate terminating facilities are provided at Bayswater and Upper Ferntree Gully. Bayswater is not normally used for terminating, but is also the location of a repair centre. Stabling facilities are provided at Bayswater, Upper Ferntree Gully, and Belgrave. Bayswater (station code: BAY) is a railway station on the Belgrave line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1889 as Macauley, which was changed to the present name in 1894. ...

History

The line from Ringwood to Upper Ferntree Gully was opened in December 1889. A narrow-gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) line was opened from there to Gembrook in December 1900, the second of four experimental narrow-gauge lines built by the Victorian Railways. The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia built a number of experimental narrow-gauge railway lines around the beginning of the 20th century. ... The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. ...

In 1921, the narrow-gauge section from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was converted to automatic signalling, the first such instance on single track in the southern hemisphere ^{[citation needed]}. This section reverted to Staff and Ticket safeworking in 1930. In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into railway signalling. ...

Electrification of the railway to Upper Ferntree Gully was implemented in November 1925. Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ...

Following a landslide in 1953, the narrow-gauge line was formally closed in April 1954, although it was reopened as far as Belgrave for some "farewell specials" and then for the Puffing Billy Preservation Society until again closed in February 1958. The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. ...

The line was partly duplicated—between Bayswater and Lower Ferntree Gully (now Fern Tree Gully)—in February 1957. Ferntree Gully station entrance. ...

The narrow gauge line to Belgrave had been closed so that the line could be rebuilt as part of the suburban electrified system. The new, broad-gauge, electrified, extension opened in February 1962. It initially operated on the Staff and Ticket system, but was converted to automatic signalling in March 1964, with the section from Ferntree Gully to Upper Ferntree Gully being converted the following day.

Ringwood to Bayswater was converted to automatic signalling in June 1974, as was Bayswater to Fern Tree Gully in July 1977. In December 1982, Ringwood to Bayswater was duplicated.

List of stations

Branches from the Lilydale line at Ringwood. The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Ringwood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ringwood on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. ...

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See also

The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia built a number of experimental narrow-gauge railway lines around the beginning of the 20th century. ...

External links, maps, and timetables

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Contents

Infrastructure

History

List of stations

See also

External links, maps, and timetables