Springvale Cemetery station was a railway station in Melbourne, Australia, serving the Springvale Cemetery. It had its own branch line, which split from the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines at Springvale station. It was opened in March 1904, to transport coffins, passengers and staff to the cemetery,[1] and closed during 1952,[2] at a time when many small branch lines were being closed by Victorian Railways.
Spring Vale Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°56′11″S 145°10′57″E / 37.9364842°S 145.1823682°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Spring Vale Cemetery | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 February 1904 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1952 | |||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "SPRING VALE CEMETERY MORTUARY TRAINS TO RUN FROM 1st MARCH". The Age. 12 November 1903. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Spring Vale Cemetery Line Closed". The Dandenong Journal. 13 December 1950. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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