Deepdene was a railway station on the
Outer Circle railway line
The Outer Circle Railway was opened in stages in 1890 and 1891, as a steam-era suburban railway line, in Melbourne, Australia. It traversed much of the modern City of Boroondara, including the suburbs of (from north to south) Kew East, Cam ...
, located in the suburb of
Balwyn
Balwyn () is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Balwyn recorded a population of 13,495 at the 2021 census.
White ...
,
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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. Located between Abercrombie Street and
Whitehorse Road
Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene to Mitcham) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Melbourne to the lower alpine region of V ...
, it was opened on 24 March 1891, along with the line though it, and was named after the adjacent Deepdene House. There was a
crossing loop
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...
on the single track, with two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s. A station building was situated on the east platform.
The loop was removed after the initial closure, but replaced on reopening. For a time, the station was also open for goods.
Deepedene station was first closed, along with the line, on 12 April 1893. However, it reopened on 14 May 1900, becoming the terminus of the reopened section of the Outer Circle line from
Riversdale station. It was served by what became known, ironically, as the ''Deepdene Dasher'', a shuttle service from Riversdale, consisting of one or two "American-style" carriages hauled by a steam locomotive.
[ The line was reopened beyond Deepdene on 11 February 1925, to allow a goods service to be run to East Kew station.
In the 1920s, almost all Melbourne suburban lines were electrified, but the lack of traffic on the Deepdene line meant that it was excluded from the electrification program. The ''Deepdene Dasher'' became one of the last steam-hauled passenger services in suburban Melbourne. On 15 August 1926, the final steam-hauled ''Deepdene Dasher'' ran, being replaced next day by two ]AEC railmotor
The AEC railmotor was the first generally successful railmotor built for the Victorian Railways. 19 vehicles were constructed from 1922 to 1925, along with 24 trailer vehicles built to a similar design.
Design
Four different internal layouts ...
s coupled back to back.[ The passenger service was withdrawn on 9 October 1927, and the station closed to traffic, with the train being replaced by a bus service from East Camberwell station to Deepdene.
The station building was destroyed by fire in 1927, which was believed to have been caused by a swagman.][ Until 1943, goods services to East Kew continued to pass through the site of Deepdene station.
]
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Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891
Railway stations closed in 1927
Disused railway stations in Melbourne