NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Epping railway line, Melbourne

The Epping railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the City Loop in the central business district and heads north. 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. ... Keon Park railway station. ... 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 Hurstbridge railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Inner Circle was a steam era suburban railway line, (later electrified), in 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). ... â€œSuburbiaâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Problems and solutions Prior to the construction of the Loop, Flinders Street and Spencer Street stations were connected only by a viaduct beside the Yarra River. ...

It has 20 stations in Metcard ticketing Zones 1 and 2. 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 Epping line travels almost due north, traversing gently rising land. It has few curves, few significant grades, and little in the way of earthworks other than a cutting near Northcote. It has numerous level crossings, and only a few bridges over or under roads. Despite the otherwise fairly straight line, it does include Melbourne's sharpest railway curve, between Rushall and Merri. This curve originally made up the third side of a triangular junction, connecting the two original branches from the now-closed North Fitzroy station. Only this third leg of the triangle remains. The entire line runs through built-up areas of Melbourne's northern suburbs. Northcote is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Rushall station at dusk Rushall station, Connex train, bridge over Merri Creek, 2004 Rushall railway station (station code: RUS), opened in 1927, is on the Epping line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Merri is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ...

Infrastructure

The line is double track to Keon Park, then single track to the terminus, although with a crossing loop at Lalor. The line is controlled by automatic block signalling (ABS) up to Keon Park, Then uses Automatic Track Control (ATC) as far as Lalor. From Lalor to Epping, the safeworking system in use is Station Limits. There are intermediate terminating facilities at Bell, Keon Park, and Lalor, none of which are normally used. Stabling facilities are provided at Epping, which is also the location of a repair centre. For the sound recording technique, see doubletracking. ... Keon Park railway station. ... A single track railway A single track railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ... Keon Park railway station. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ... Bell is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ...

History

The Epping line was opened in 1888 part of railway extensions into the northern suburbs.

What became known as the Inner Circle line was opened from Spencer Street Station via Royal Park station to a station called Collingwood, and then on to Heidelberg. The Epping line branched off at Fitzroy North to Epping, the line being extended to Whittlesea in 1889. The Inner Circle was a steam era suburban railway line, (later electrified), in Melbourne, Australia. ... The new exterior of Southern Cross station, seen from Spencer Street Interior of Southern Cross Station at the trailing end of rush hour. ... Another angle of the Platform 1 stationhouse. ... Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Whittelsea is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Trains were rerouted to Flinders Street with the opening of the current connection between Collingwood and Princes Bridge in 1901. The Epping line was electrified to Reservoir in 1921, with diesel railcars continuing to the terminus at Whittlesea. Electrification was extended to Thomastown in 1929, and Lalor in 1959, with services beyond this point to Whittlesea discontinued and the line closed. The line to Epping itself was electrified in 1964, with the remaining line dismantled in the 1970s. However, the right-of-way is still in place and is retained for future railway extension. Reservoir is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ...

Following the election of the Bracks Government in 1999 a promise was made to restore the service to South Morang along the former right-of-way, however to this date no work has commenced. The Restoration of the railway to Mernda is also identified in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002. A proposal also exists for a spur line to be constructed to Epping North. Meranda was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Whittelsea is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

List of stations

Bold stations are termini, italic stations are staffed. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jolimont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Entrance to North Richmond station. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Collingwood Railway Station was opened in 1901. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Victoria Park is a railway station on Hurstbridge railway line and the Epping railway line in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Clifton Hill is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Hurstbridge railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Rushall station at dusk Rushall station, Connex train, bridge over Merri Creek, 2004 Rushall railway station (station code: RUS), opened in 1927, is on the Epping line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Inner Circle was a steam era suburban railway line, (later electrified), in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Merri is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Northcote is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Croxton is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Thornbury is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bell is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Preston is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Regent is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Reservoir is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ruthven is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Keon Park railway station. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Epping is the termius for the Epping railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... South Morang was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Meranda was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Yan Yean was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Whittlesea was a Steam-era railway station and the original terminus station on the Whittlesea line in Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. ...

Branches from the City Loop at Flinders Street and Parliament stations. The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... The stair entrance to Parliament Station, on the corner of Spring and Bourke Streets. ...

Jolimont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Entrance to North Richmond station. ... Collingwood Railway Station was opened in 1901. ... Victoria Park is a railway station on Hurstbridge railway line and the Epping railway line in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. ... Clifton Hill is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Rushall station at dusk Rushall station, Connex train, bridge over Merri Creek, 2004 Rushall railway station (station code: RUS), opened in 1927, is on the Epping line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Merri is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Northcote is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Croxton is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Thornbury is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Bell is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Preston is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Regent is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Reservoir is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Ruthven is a railway station on the Epping railway line. ... Keon Park railway station. ... Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ... Epping is the termius for the Epping railway line. ... South Morang was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Meranda was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Yan Yean was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... Whittlesea was a Steam-era railway station and the original terminus station on the Whittlesea line in Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. ...

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Infrastructure

History

List of stations

External links

Description