East Camberwell railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria,

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. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 14 May 1900.East Camberwell
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History

East Camberwell station opened on 14 May 1900, and was originally the

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for the ''Deepdene Dasher'' service, which ran north along the Outer Circle line, that had opened in 1891. 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 line. Steps were provided between all platforms, to enable passengers to change between services. Between 1915 and 1922, a

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at the Melbourne ( Up) end was provided, to control the junction towards Riversdale (on today's

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), as the three tracks though to

had been reduced to two, to allow the regrading works at Camberwell to proceed. The ''Deepdene Dasher'' service was withdrawn on 9 October 1927, and the northern section of the Outer Circle line closed on 6 September 1943, when goods services to East Kew station ended. The low level platform was removed after

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. In 1964, the platforms on the Lilydale line were rebuilt, when work to provide a third track between Camberwell and East Camberwell was carried out. The southern platform at East Camberwell was converted into an

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. The track amplification work also removed the bridge that had carried the Lilydale line over the Outer Circle line. In 1971, the third track was extended to Box Hill. The Edwardian timber station building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced with a brick structure in 1981, partly due to the perceived fire risk. However, on 12 August 1986, it was destroyed by fire, and was replaced with the current open canopy. A substation is located north-east of the station, along with a former works depot.

Platforms and services

East Camberwell has an

with two faces and a

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. All three platforms are linked by an underpass. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services. Platforms 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platforms 2: * all stations services to Lilydale * all stations services to Belgrave Platforms 3: * weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn * weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au

History

Platforms and services

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