North Carlton railway station explained

North Carlton
Style:Australian closed station
Line:Inner Circle
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1885
Closed:1948
Status:Closed

North Carlton is a former railway station that was located on the Inner Circle railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It was located on Lang Street. The station was opened on 8 May 1885, and was originally known as Langridge-street[1] and later Lang Street.[2] It was closed to passengers in 1948,[3] except for special events such as the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.[4] The station building was used a residence by the former station master and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, until the mid-1970s when it was vacated upon their deaths.

The former station building is now used as North Carlton Station Neighborhood House.

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-37.7794°N 144.9667°W

Notes and References

  1. referred to as Landgridge-street in the V.R.'s Working Time Table of 1 March 1889
  2. http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Leisure/Parks/pdf/inner_circle/20-26InnerCircleCMP.pdf
  3. News: Going off the rails. The Age. Richards, Tim. 9 January 2008.
  4. http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Leisure/Parks/pdf/inner_circle/20-26InnerCircleCMP.pdf