Fitzroy railway station

Fitzroy is a former railway station which was on a branch of the Inner Circle line in Melbourne, Australia. The branch ran through the Edinburgh Gardens,[1] just east of the Brunswick Street Oval. The station was opened in 1888, but poor patronage led to its closure to passenger services in May 1892. The line was thereafter used only for goods trains, which lasted until 1981.[1] The site is now occupied by a medium-density housing estate.

Fitzroy
General information
Line(s)Inner Circle
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1888
Closed1892 (to passengers)
1981 (to freight)
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
North Fitzroy   Inner Circle line   Terminus
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

The last remaining part of the station, a lengthy footbridge, was dismantled and relocated to Moorooduc railway station on the Mornington Railway, where it has been rebuilt and restored.[2][3]

References
  1. "Phantom trails". The Age. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. "Fitzroy". Victorian Railway Stations. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. "Footbridge". Mornington Railway. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

37°47′24″S 144°58′57″E

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