Whittlesea was the original terminus station on the Whittlesea line, located in

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. It opened in 1889, operating until the closure of the line in 1959.

History

Despite its proximity to Melbourne, the town of Whittlesea had a small population, as did the other settlements served by the line beyond the electrified Melbourne suburban railway system. The station included a siding which connected to the Kinglake timber tramway. The freight service to Whittlesea was closed in the mid 1950s, with the passenger service remaining until the line beyond

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was closed on 29 November 1959. The line was partially reopened for suburban electric trains as far

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in November 1964, with the track beyond removed in 1970. The section from Epping to

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was relaid and opened in April 2012, and the section between South Morang and

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was reopened in 2018. The rest of the former right-of-way remains in Victorian Government ownership, being classed as parkland.

References

Disused railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub