East Camberwell railway station
in Camberwell, AustraliaCategory: Attraction
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East Camberwell railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, opening on 14 May 1900, as the interchange station for the Deepdene Dasher service northwards, along the Outer Circle line, that had opened in 1891.Three platforms were provided, two high-level ones for trains on the Lilydale line, and a single low-level one for trains on the Outer Circle. Steps were provided between all platforms, to enable passengers to change between services. Between 1915 and 1922, a signal box at the Melbourne end was provided, to control the junction towards Riversdale (on today's Alamein line), as the three tracks though to Camberwell had been reduced to two, to allow the regrading works at Camberwell to proceed. The Deepdene Dasher service was withdrawn on 9 October 1927, and the line itself closed on 6 September 1943, when goods services ended. The low level platform was removed after World War II.The platforms on the Lilydale line were rebuilt in 1964, when the Camberwell – East Camberwell third track amplification works were carried out, with the southern platform converted into an island platform. The third track was later extended to Box Hill in 1971.The former wooden station building on Platforms 1 & 2 was replaced with a brick structure in 1981. It was destroyed by fire on 12 August 1986.
A substation is located north-east of station, along with a former works depot.
