A number of railway lines and stations which formed part of the greater Melbourne railway network have been closed over time, either in part or in full. The decision to close a railway station has historically been made by the department responsible for rail transport within the Government of Victoria.
Over the history of the Melbourne railway network, a total of eleven complete railway lines, as well as 75 railway stations, have been closed. The most recent railway stations to close are Surrey Hills and Mont Albert stations, which closed on 17 February 2023, due to the level crossing removal project which will see the two stations merge and become Union station, while the most recent railway line to close to traffic is the Port Melbourne railway line, which was closed on 11 October 1987 and subsequently converted to light rail. A number of stations have also been closed and rebuilt at another location, such as West Footscray, which was rebuilt 160 metres away as part of the Regional Rail Link project.
Most closed railway lines have been converted to other uses, such as rail trails or linear parkland. In addition, a number of closed railway stations have been converted for other uses, such as retail stores.
Closed railway lines Name Opened Closed Stations Current status NotesBroadstore branch line1Dismantled after 1991Gembrook line15Reopened in 1962 as the Belgrave line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave. Beyond Belgrave the Puffing Billy Railway reopened in 1962 as a heritage service along the former line.Healesville line5Until 2020, the line remained in place between Lilydale and Yarra Glen, however, the line has since been dismantled as far as Yering, and was dismantled to Yarra Glen throughout 2022. Beyond Yarra Glen the Yarra Valley Railway is undertaking works to restore the line towards Healesville.Inner Circle line (North Fitzroy to Royal Park) (North Fitzroy to Rushall)3Reservation mostly intact and used by the Capital City TrailKew line2Dismantled and reservation sold.Mornington line5Disused line remains in place between Baxter and Moorooduc. The Mornington Railway Preservation Society operate tourist services between Moorooduc and a rebuilt Mornington station.Mont Park line1Dismantled and reservation soldOuter Circle line (Fairfield to APM Siding) (East Kew to East Camberwell section) (APM Siding to East Kew section)7Section between East Camberwell and Alamein remains open as the Alamein Line, with the reservation remaining intact and used as a linear park and is part of the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail north of East Camberwell station.Port Melbourne railway line4Was converted to light rail between Port Junction and Port Melbourne, with tram services commencing to use the line from 18 December 1987. The line is today served by tram route 109 services.,Red Hill line3Dismantled and some of reservation sold, with the remainder existing as a rail trail.Rosstown Railway4Dismantled, much remains as linear park or parkland adjacent to Elsternwick stationSt Kilda – Windsor link line0 (link between two other lines)Dismantled and reservation soldSt Kilda railway line4Was converted to light rail between Port Junction and St Kilda, with tram route 96 commencing to use the line from 20 November 1987Spring Vale Cemetery line or 10 December 19501Dismantled and reservation sold,Victorian Railway to '62, by Leo J. Harrigan (1962)Suburban Tickets of The Victorian Railways, by H.K. Atkinson (1991)Warburton line10Reservation intact, used for rail-trailWhittlesea line4Line remains open to Mernda. Beyond Mernda the line has been dismantled, with the right of way remaining intact.
Stations Closed Station Image Line(s) Suburb/Town Opened Closed Current status Greenwich Werribee Newport Demolished Cremorne Windsor (Sandringham) Richmond (now Cremorne) Demolished Albion & Darlington Sunbury Albion Demolished; replaced by Albion station in 1891 Botanic Gardens Hawthorn (Lilydale) and Windsor (Sandringham) East Melbourne Demolished Maidstone Sunbury Between Footscray and Albion Demolished Saltwater River Williamstown Between Maribyrnong River and South Kensington Demolished Richmond Park Glen Waverley Between Burnley and Heyington stations Demolished Fitzroy Inner Circle Fitzroy North Demolished Fulham Grange Outer Circle Alphington Demolished Willsmere Outer Circle Kew Demolished East Kew Outer Circle Kew Demolished Mambourin Geelong Demolished Waverley Road Outer Circle Malvern East Demolished Pic Nic Hawthorn Burnley Demolished Garden Vale Rosstown Railway Gardenvale Demolished Hawthorn Road Rosstown Railway Caulfield Demolished Booran Road Rosstown Railway Glen Huntly Demolished Sugar Beet Mill Rosstown Railway Carnegie Demolished Deepdene Outer Circle Balwyn Demolished Shenley Outer Circle Canterbury Demolished; platform mound remains Roystead Outer Circle Canterbury Demolished Holden SunburyBetween Diggers Rest and Sydenham stations (late) Demolished North Carlton Inner Circle Carlton North Station building converted to community centre North Fitzroy Inner Circle Fitzroy North Demolished; platform mound remains Williamstown Racecourse Geelong (branch) Williamstown Demolished Spring Vale Cemetery Pakenham (branch) Springvale Demolished Balnarring Red HillOn private property, nearly no remains Demolished Merricks Red HillPart of equestrian facility Demolished Red Hill Red HillOn private property Demolished North Campbellfield UpfieldNear current Upfield stationUpfield station opened nearby on 17 August 1959 Campbellfield UpfieldCamp Road, Campbellfield Demolished Barker KewBarkers Road, Kew Demolished Kew KewNorth of Hawthorn station Demolished South Morang Whittlesea South Morang Demolished; rebuilt as Middle Gorge in 2018 Mernda Whittlesea Mernda Demolished; rebuilt in 2018 Yan Yean Whittlesea Yan Yean Demolished; platform remains Whittlesea Whittlesea Whittlesea Demolished Somerton Craigieburn Roxburgh Park Demolished; replaced with Roxburgh Park in 2007 Mont Park Asylum Hurstbridge (branch) MacLeod Demolished Mount Evelyn Warburton Mount Evelyn Demolished,Rebuilt Platform Wandin Warburton Wandin North Demolished; platform wall remains Seville Warburton Seville Demolished; platform wall remains Killara Warburton Seville East Demolished; platform wall remains Woori Yallock Warburton Woori Yallock Demolished; platform wall remains Launching Place Warburton Launching Place Demolished, Platform wall holders remains Yarra Junction Warburton Yarra Junction Intact; Station building houses Upper Yarra Museum Wesburn Warburton Wesburn Demolished; platform wall holders remains Millgrove Warburton Millgrove Demolished Warburton Warburton Warburton Demolished; platform remains Narrambi Mornington Mornington platform material reused for Mornington Tourist railway station Coldstream Healesville Coldstream Demolished Yering Healesville Yering Demolished Langwarrin Stony Point Langwarrin Demolished Lyndhurst Cranbourne Lyndhurst Demolished White City St Albans (Sunbury) Tottenham Demolished Mobiltown Werribee Altona North Demolished Galvin Werribee (express route) Altona Demolished Paisley Werribee (express route) Altona North Demolished; platform remains Williamstown Pier Williamstown Williamstown Demolished Graham Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Converted to tram stop and demolished Montague Port Melbourne South Melbourne Converted to tram stop and demolished North Port Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Converted to tram stop and demolished Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Converted to tram stop St Kilda St Kilda St Kilda Converted to tram stop and commercial use South Melbourne St Kilda South Melbourne Converted to tram stop and commercial use Albert Park St Kilda Albert Park Converted to tram stop and commercial use Middle Park St Kilda Middle Park Converted to tram stop and commercial use Stopping Place #16 Mornington Mornington Replaced by Mornington tourist station APM Siding Hurstbridge (branch) Alphington Demolished Werribee Racecourse Werribee Werribee Platform intact and signs remain Princes Bridge City Loop, Mernda and Hurstbridge Melbourne Subsumed into Flinders Street station General Motors Pakenham Dandenong South Intact but no legal access to station site Surrey Hills Belgrave and Lilydale Surrey Hills Demolished; replaced with Union station Mont Albert Belgrave and Lilydale Mont Albert Demolished (building relocated); replaced with Union station
Future closed Station Image Line(s) Suburb/Town Opened Closing Future status Anstey Upfield Brunswick To be demolished and replaced with future Northern station Brunswick Upfield Brunswick To be demolished and replaced with future Northern station Jewell Upfield Brunswick To be demolished and replaced with future Northern station
Rebuilt
These stations previously existed in slightly different locations, and/or at a higher or lower level (for example, originally at ground level then lowered into a cutting), to their modern-day counterparts. They may be considered the closed predecessors of today's stations.
Ardeer (August 1956) – on the Melton line (greater metropolitan line) Boronia (1998) – on the Belgrave line; track lowered station rebuilt (with a significantly larger capacity than before the rebuild) lowered as part of grade separation under the intersection of Dorset/Boronia Roads. Surface areas and carpark now integrated with Boronia Junction Shopping Centre. Bentleigh (11 June – 29 August 2016) – on the Frankston line; rebuilt as part of the level crossing removal works at North Road, McKinnon Road and Centre Road. Box Hill (1983–1985) – on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered and station incorporated into Box Hill Central shopping centre. Canterbury (19 June 1966) – on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; current high level station opened on 15 September 1968 and was completed and the Canterbury Road level crossing closed on 22 December 1968 Dandenong – Built 8 October 1887, upgraded in 1994–1995 – Change over for the Pakenham and Cranbourne Lines Elsternwick (October 1960) – on the Sandringham line; grade separated to remove the level crossing and tram square at Glen Huntly Road. Epping (29 November 1959) – terminus of the Epping line until 2012; current station opened on 30 November 1964 Fawkner (13 July 1903) – on the Upfield line; current station opened on 10 December 1906 Footscray 1900 – two separate stations for the Williamstown and Sunbury lines were merged into the current site Flinders Street Originally Melbourne Terminus (built 1854) Current Flinders Street station (built 1910) Gardiner (18 January 2016) – lowered into cutting as part of the removal of a Glen Waverley line rail crossing at Burke Road. Ginifer railway station (1 November 2016) – lowered into cutting as part of the removal of a Sunbury line rail crossing at Furlong Road. Glen Waverley (24 February 1964) – terminus of the Glen Waverley line Heatherdale (2015 - 6 February 2017) track lowered into cutting and station rebuilt as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. Hoppers Crossing (1983) – Originally located on the Western Side of Old Geelong Road (1970–1983) for country trains, rebuilt with longer platforms to cater for Electric Trains on the Eastern Side of Old Geelong Road. Laburnum (January 2007) – on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered to create a rail underpass replacing the level crossing at Middleborough Road. Lalor (5 August 1952) – on the Mernda line McKinnon (25 March – 1 August 2016) – on the Frankston Line; rebuilt as part of the level crossing removal works at North Road, McKinnon Road and Centre Road. Mitcham (25 December 1882 – 2 January 2014) – on the Belgrave/Lilydale line; track lowered to create a rail underpass replacing two level crossings at Mitcham Road and Rooks Road. New station opened 25 January 2014.