Whittlesea was the original terminus of the Whittlesea line, located in Victoria, Australia. 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.Wooden rails to Kinglake and Flowerdale : timber tramways of Whittlesea by R. Alger
The freight trains to Whittlesea ceased in the mid-1950s, with the passenger service remaining until the line beyond Lalor was closed on 29 November 1959.
The line was partially reopened for suburban electric trains as far Epping in November 1964, with the track beyond removed in 1970. The section from Epping to South Morang was reinstated in April 2012, and the section between South Morang and Mernda was reopened in 2018. The rest of the former right-of-way remains in Victorian Government ownership, being classed as parkland.
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