East Camberwell railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | ECM |
| Distance from Flinders St |
9.8 km |
| Lines | Belgrave, Lilydale |
| # Platforms | 3 |
| # Tracks | 3 |
| Status | Unmanned Station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 |
East Camberwell is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Camberwell on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. East Camberwell station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1. The station is located in between The Broadway and the Alamein railway line.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. Both platforms can be accessed via The Broadway. The island platform (platforms 1&2) contains a small shelter, while platforms 3 contains a small weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1&2, and is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accepts notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3. A subway is located underneath the station.
[edit] History
East Camberwell station opened on May 14 1900, as the interchange station for the Deepdene Dasher service northwards along the Outer Circle line. The Outer Circle line itself had been opened under the line in 1891.[1]
Three platforms were provided, two high level ones for trains on the Lilydale line and a single low level one for trains on the Outer Circle. Steps were provided between all platforms to enable passengers to change between services. Between 1915 and 1922 a signal box at the Melbourne end was provided, to control the junction towards Riversdale (on today's Alamein line), as the three tracks though to Camberwell had been reduced to 2 to allow the regrading works at Camberwell to proceed. The Deepdene Dasher service was withdrawn on October 9, 1927 and the line itself closed on September 6, 1943 when goods services ended.[1]
The platforms on the Lilydale line were rebuilt in 1964 when the Camberwell - East Camberwell third track amplification works were carried out, with the southern platform converted into a island platform.[2] The third track was later extended to Box Hill in 1971.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0 85849 024 2.
- ^ Victorian Railways: East Richmond to East Camberwell diagram 20' 66. signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ S.E. Doorman and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society, page 80. ISBN 0 909459 06 1.
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