Spring Vale Cemetery railway station explained

Spring Vale Cemetery
Style:Australian closed station
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Closed:1952
Status:Closed

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: 12 November 1903. SPRING VALE CEMETERY MORTUARY TRAINS TO RUN FROM 1st MARCH. The Age. 21 August 2021.
  2. News: 13 December 1950. Spring Vale Cemetery Line Closed. The Dandenong Journal. 21 August 2021.