Melway map 69 b2 some of the stations on the outer circle railway line c. The melbourne railway network consists of 17 railway lines, as well as the central city loop. The landscape management plan addresses the significant changes made to the southern boundaries of boyd park and riley reserve through the caulfield to dandenong grade separation. The upfield railway line is a commuter rail service operating between flinders street in the melbourne central business district through melbournes northern suburbs including west melbourne, north melbourne, parkville, brunswick, coburg, coburg north, hadfield, glenroy and coolaroo. Outer circle trail connection chadstone eastlink trail heathe rton road, noblepa k beaumaris grange road. Arthur tonkin illustrates the route of the outer circle railway. Melbournes forgotten railway the outer circle youtube. City circle tram free melbourne tram, cbd route map. City maps city of melbourne homepage city of melbourne. There are also fantastic bike paths across the city, including the historic rosstown rail trail and elster creek trail. View or download the melbourne cbd free tram zone map pdf 491 kb. The crowes railway line was a 2 ft 6 in 762 mm narrow gauge railway located in the otway ranges in southwestern victoria, australia, running from the main line to port fairy at colac to beech forest and later crowes it was the third of four narrow gauge lines of the victorian railways, opening to beech forest in march 1902, and extended to crowes in june 1911. Thankfully the outer circle does still have a bit of railway archeology left to go look at its a fascinating line.
With a population of just over 4 million people, melbourne is australias secondlargest metropolitan area. The outer circle railway featured prominently often nowhere near its actual location. A railway branch line off the melbournebendigo line originated at clarkefield. It once connected oakleigh with fairfield, but only a short section. The inner circle railway linear reserve extends from the thomas kidney reserve at. The lilydale railway line is a commuter railway line operating between flinders street in the melbourne central business district and lilydale through melbournes eastern suburbs including richmond. Outer circle rail trail 9 rosstown railway heritage trail belgrave railway trail 15. Authorised and published by the victorian government, 1 treasury place, melbourne levelcrossings. Outer circle railway documentary and website page 2. This is a list of the 218 currently operating suburban railway stations in melbourne, victoria. The linear parks, much like the outer circle, are the only thing that remain. City circle tram route with stops melbourne visitor shuttle bus stop train station train route tram route with platform stops tram stop zone this map is not to scale walking time. Melbourne is kind of like new york city, in a geographical sense, because a lot of melburnians live in the outer suburbs and travel into the city for work.
It runs east from the state capital melbourne through the cities of moe, morwell, traralgon, sale and terminating at bairnsdale. At its closure, it ran from royal park station on the upfield line melway map ref. The outer circle railway anniversary trail has been a joint initiative of the city of boroondara and parks victoria. This is inspired by a fantasy rail map that was posted here last year. The future of the upfield line was in serious doubt in the late 1980s and early 1990s with proposals for the. Not that i knew it when i was growing up in east kew, but i spent a lot of time playing in the remnants of the outer circle railway. It was originally intended to bring goods trains into melbourne from gippsland. As a consequence, i have pushed the overlap out two stations on the glen waverley.
For interactive maps of metropolitan melbourne bus routes, search for a stop, address or route number on the home page. Outer circle railway anniversary trail only melbourne. The regional map at the front of the book shows highway routes to the trails. The outer circle was built in 1891 as a steamera suburban railway line, in melbourne, australia. The refreshed outer circle railway landscape management plan, endorsed by council in march 2019, provided an update to the existing 2004 landscape management plan. Chart standardmetric conversion chart table metric conversion chart printable. Discover melbourne with this range of central melbourne maps or drop into a visitor hub for free visitor maps of melbourne and victoria. Other private railway companies that opened lines in the south east were the st kilda and brighton railway company, the melbourne and suburban railway company, and the melbourne and hobsons bay united railway company.
You can cycle from kew to elsternwick by combining the outer circle and. Outer circle rail trail is a 15km, grade 3 one way hike located in melbourne region victoria. Australian rail maps the website for planning rail, bus, tram and ferry travel all over australia featuring integrated maps of every passenger rail service in australia and a journey planner covering all train, tram, ferry and intertown bus services. Vline once operated services to horsham and dimboola. Outer circle railway entry emelbourne the encyclopedia of melbourne online emelbourne is a biographical, bibliographical and archival database about melbourne, victoria, australia, with links to related articles and images. The capital of the southeastern state of victoria, and located at the head of port phillip bay, melbourne is a magnet for migrants from. The line was originally conceived as a means of connecting the gippsland railway to the main government railway terminal at spencer street without requiring travel along the privately owned railway from flinders street. Get featured on the maps you know and love, in print format and digital.
Today, the outer circle railway is the anniversary bicycle trail but it began as an ambitious rail line connecting the outer eastern suburbs of melbourne to the city. View or download the melbourne smartbus network map pdf 454 kb regional victoria train. Outer circle railway australia history, melbourne victoria, circle. Ron killeen, one of the filmmakers behind the outer circle. The great victorian rail trail is one of the longest rail trails in victoria and is world renowned for its diversity and amazing scenery that attracts visitors from all over australia and the world. Explains the who, why, what, where and when of the outer circle line documentary. A qualitative evaluation of a proposed metro map for. It covered the innernorthern suburbs of parkville, carlton north, fitzroy north, and fitzroy. Money was no object, and greedy capitalists saw the colony of victoria as a valuable investment opportunity. The circle lines were soon closed the outer circle in 1897 and the inner circle closed the following century in 1948 danno, nd. These give specific locations of blocks of land and houses. All services beyond ballarat were withdrawn on 27 may. Historical melbourne rail map maps by philip mallis. It covered much of the modern city of boroondara, including.
Gettysburg, pa, travel guide and information discovery map. A plan of melbournes rail system figure 3 shows the inner and outer circle lines and its. The line was the first significant railway in australia, and was opened by the melbourne and hobsons bay railway company, to carry passengers arriving in victoria at station pier, and to alleviate the high cost of shipping goods using small vessels up the yarra river to melbourne. The outer circle railway was first advocated by a group known as the upper yarra railway league in 1867 who suggested that the gippsland railway could be brought into melbourne via the outer suburbs, but the term itself was first conceived in 1873 by engineerinchief of the victorian railways, thomas higinbotham who suggested an outer circle route. When the state government bought the caulfield to melbourne line, the outercircles primary justification disappeared. Melbournes forgotten railway the outer circle vimeo. View or download a highcontrast version of the victorian train network map pdf 894 kb. Many of its 5 million residents are both multicultural and sportsmad. Vicrail network map of early with port melbourne and st kilda lines closed.
Melbourne city map pdf 1mb this map shows all major attractions, amenities and public transport in the central city. Railway line new off road path existing off road path outer circle trail connection. The outer circle railway port phillip pioneers group. Outer circle line, alamein line melbourne suburbs, melbourne victoria, trains.
The outer circle railway has one of the most interesting histories of all the railway lines in victoria. This booklet provides a brief history of the line including maps and diagrams and includes details of the remaining features of the railway. Kewsstreet pattern at this time was very simple as the geological survey map of 1860reveals. Outer circle railway anniversary trail city of boroondara.
There is no need for a timetable, as the tram arrives at designated stops every 12 minutes and runs from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and til 9pm on weekends. To service this expanding city, the railway minister, thomas bent, ambitiously proposed the construction of new railway lines in victorias 55 constituencies, one of these being the outer circle line, designed to create a link to the city for trains coming from gippsland and terminating at oakleigh. City of melbourne travelsmart map highquality print version. We were able to follow his story with the help of some maps. It covered much of the modern city of boroondara, including the suburbs of from north to south kew east, camberwell, burwood, ashburton, and malvern east. A pdf map of the city circle tram route can also be found below. It serves the eastern melbourne suburb of camberwell, opening on 3 april 1882 it was the terminus of its own line for a few months, until the railway was extended to lilydale. The ararat railway line is a regional passenger rail service operated by vline in victoria, australia, that links the state capital melbourne to the cities of ballarat and ararat history.
Outer circle rail trail melbourne region rail trails australia. The first railway companies in melbourne were privately owned. It diverged off the upfield line at royal park running across the northern suburbs of melbourne, via the stations of north carlton and north fitzroy. There is no need for a timetable, as the tram arrives at designated stops every 12 minutes and runs from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and til. Inner circle railway line, melbourne the full wiki. The hike should take approximately 4hrs to complete. However, the illfated lancefieldkilmore section operated only briefly in the 1890s, so for much of its history the line existed simply as a spur. Arthur tonkin told us the interesting story of melbourne s outer circle railway and the reasons why it was redundant before it was even constructed.
Dec 14, 2014 the outer circle line was a railway that ran through melbourne s eastern suburbs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mar 02, 2014 the government however subsequently purchased the melbourne and hobsons bay united railway company in 1878 thus avoiding the need for the construction of the outer circle railway. Twelve signs displaying historic photographic images and associated text have been developed to help path users to understand the historical features of the park and how these relate to melbourne s railway heritage. The daily commute isnt ideal by car, so people in the city opt to use the public transport victoria train, tram, and bus system instead. As a shared bike and pedestrian path, the outer circle railway anniversary trail follows the tracks of the old steam era outer circle line. Sydney is australias largest city with a population of almost 4 million, and is the primary port of entry for international visitors. Trains ran in one direction only, from central via town hall.
Lots have happened since then, including fresh commitments towards an airport rail link via sunshine, a line to rowville, electrification to clyde and baxter, new train stations at toolern, plus proposals for a melbourne metro 3 and a new airport at koo wee rup. It served the innernorthern suburbs of parkville, carlton north, fitzroy north, and fitzroy. Outer circle line teaser 1 by outer circle bugger, i cant seem to put the teaser video up here, so hopefully someone more tech savvy than me can. Authorised by public transport victoria, 750 collins street, docklands for more public transport information visit ptv. A range of handy metropolitan service maps are available to help you navigate the public transport network. Passengers can get off the tram and explore the local tourist attractions. The inner circle was a steam era suburban railway line, later electrified, in melbourne, australia. Zoom in and out for more detail, or print to a3 size. The outer circle line was a railway that ran through melbourne s eastern suburbs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
For the railway itself see serviceton railway line. Melbourne is the second largest city and the cultural capital of australia, with victorianera architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens. When the first section of the outer circle line opened in 1891, a new station was built at east camberwell to. Melbournes forgotten railway screening in australian perspectives in april and may, shares his insights into creating the film. Anyway, while i live close to the inner circle railway, its still interesting to see how the outer suburbanites deal with their railway legacy.
Outer circle railway documentary and website page 1. Melbournes rail system commuter rail model centered on the cbd. Interactive map of lilydale line in eastern melbourne. Far more accurate depictions of the area are to be found on the melbourne metropolitan board of works maps. Map by the metropolitan town planning commission of a proposed underground railway c. Sep 01, 2017 the outer circle railway oakleigh to ashburton by r bleakley and mj foley.
A qualitative evaluation of a proposed metro map for melbournes underground system. Sandridge railway trail melbourne to port melbourne 0km 5km. Whether on or offroad, glen eira is a great place to ride your bike. Cycling in glen eira glen eira city council glen eira. City circle tram route with stops melbourne visitor shuttle bus stop train station train tram route with platform stops tram stop zone batmans hill central pier digital harbour harbour town newquay stadium precinct. Melbournes metro trains run between the outer suburbs and flinders street station in the city. The railway from oakleigh could be brought into melbourne via an outer circle route.
City circle tram melbournes burgundy and gold city circle trams offer free travel to city sights and. The flat terrain and a closely spaced grid of arterial roads offer a wellconnected road network. However, these circle lines proved not to be economic, as shown in the map of 1895. The port melbourne railway line is a former railway line in melbourne, australia. There are also a further 19 stations on three heritage, volunteeroperated, tourist railways, which are not a part of the suburban network. Outer circle railway documentary and website melbourne victoria, st kilda. The railway never ran as one entire service from oakleigh to the city withfairfield to deepdene running for 26 months. You can trace its course as a snaking curve across melbournes eastern suburbs, from fairfield in the north to oakleigh in the south. The arrival of the railway in the suburbs of melbourne had a great impact. This map shows all metropolitan and regional train stations in. Melbournes rail network is based on a commuter rail model centered on. The new underground network will circle melbourne, connecting every major railway line from the frankston line to the werribee line via melbourne airport. Railway level crossings in the inner city will be opened permanently, the. The lilydale railway line is a commuter railway line operating between flinders street in the melbourne central business district and lilydale through melbourne s eastern suburbs including richmond, cremorne, burnley, hawthorn, hawthorn east, camberwell, canterbury, surrey hills, mont albert, box hill, blackburn, nunawading, mitcham, ringwood, ringwood east, croydon, mooroolbark, and lilydale.
The inner circle line was a steam era suburban railway line later electrified in melbourne, australia. Oct 08, 2011 the outer circle railway is the most visible and best preserved of these phantoms. Camberwell railway station is located on the lilydale, belgrave and alamein lines in victoria, australia. To the residents of the eastern suburbs of melbourne the outer circle railway is a remnant connecting east camberwell with. Port phiip b y stony point line speci event service, oper ted by metro vline myki required vline p per ticket required not to sc e. New parking meters are being installed across the city. Weve made a television documentary about the outer circle line. The outer circle was built during the melbourne land boom of the 1880s. This map covers the downtown and greater metropolitan area of the city of melbourne. Outer circle railway the encyclopedia of melbourne online.
View or download the victorian train network map pdf 542 kb. Australian rail map the website for planning rail, bus, tram and ferry travel all over australia featuring integrated maps of every passenger rail service in australia and a journey planner covering all train, tram, ferry and intertown bus services. However, the circle lines proved not to be economic. Anniversary was added to the name as part of the commemorations of victorias 150th birthday in 1985. This is an old friend, having ridden along here for many years. Melbourne train and tram map this map covers the downtown and greater metropolitan area of the city of melbourne. Jan 16, 2014 the railway was so poorly built i think reading one sleeper every six feet that it only ever saw one train on its opening then fell into disuse. Sydney train and ferry map the map covers the metropolitan sydney region of the state of new south wales in eastern australia. City of kew urban conservation study volume 2 part 1. A qualitative evaluation of a proposed new metro map for.
When the first section of the outer circle line opened in 1891, a new station was built at east camberwell to provide an interchange. In the early 1880s however, a group known as the outer circle railway league reformed in the inner northern suburbs and in boroondara camberwell. A qualitative evaluation of a proposed metro map for melbournes. The gippsland line also known as the orbost railway line is a railway line serving the latrobe valley and gippsland regions of victoria, australia. A qualitative evaluation of a proposed new metro map for melbourne. Media in category railway lines in melbourne the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Dec 21, 2014 the outer circle line was a railway that ran through melbourne s eastern suburbs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The lancefield railway line, or the clarkefield and lancefield railway, was a former broad gauge railway in central victoria, connecting clarkefield railway station on the bendigo line to kilmore railway station on the heathcote line, via lancefield. Map showing study area and enlargement of the legend.
It once connected oakleigh with fairfield, but only a short section remains today. However, the outer circle line quickly failed, with a number of sections closing, and by 1898, only the ashburton line remained later extended to alamein, and. However, the illfated lancefieldkilmore section operated only briefly in the 1890s, so for. The adelaide metro rail network map provides a quick reference to help navigate across adelaides train and tram network. As usual, we did this trail aka the anniversary trail as part of a longer loop starting at kew, crossing the yarra at fairfield, down the merri creek path, along the main yarra trail to gardiners creek trail, which then meets up with the end of the outer circle at hughesdale. All railway station platforms are accessible by either ramps or lifts sometimes both. Vicrail network map of melbourne ca1980s melbourne, train. It was the terminus of its own line for a few months, until the railway was extended to lilydale. Melbourne suburban train loop, including 12 new stations. Railway electric street railway koondrook tramway ky valley. The map shows the extent of, and dates for, these private railway lines in and around present day glen eira. Today, the outer circle railway is the anniversary bicycle trail but it began as an ambitious rail line connecting the outer eastern.
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