White City railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneClosedRailwayStation
NAME= White City
IMAGELINK=White City1.jpg
CAPTION=Former station site
LINE=Sydenham
DISTANCE= 14.02km
PLATFORMS= 2
TRACKS= 2
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=1927
CLOSED=1981
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White City is a former railway station that was located on the Sydenham line (then the St Albans line) of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Melbourne, Australia. It was located approximately 700 metres west of Tottenham railway station. The next station down the line is Sunshine.

History

White City was opened on November 11, 1927 as Coursing Platform, and was renamed White City on August 25, 1929.Fact|date=September 2008 (an alternate opening date is December 10, 1927.cite book | author = S.E. Doorman and R.G. Henderson | title = Electric Railways of Victoria | publisher = Australian Electric Traction Society | page = page 68| year = 1979 | isbn = 0 909459 06 1 ] )

It primarily existed to service local industry (in particular the Olympic Tyres factory) and the greyhound racing track in the area, known as White City Coursing Club. The station only ever had a westbound platform, even though at its peak, fifty services a week stopped at the station. Due to its proximity to Tottenham station, White City's signals were operated from there.

Workmen's trains from the city commenced stopping at the station on June 10, 1940 but it was not until June 28, 1948 that citybound trains commenced stopping at the station when an afternoon up working started from the station's single platform, using the crossover at the up end of the platform. White City was made a regular suburban station in December 1949.Fact|date=September 2008

In the early 1980s, Tottenham station underwent renovations. The line was raised in order to avoid the level crossing at Ashley Street. A new high-level island platform was built there, and it was decided to remove the nearby White City station as a result. On October 4, 1981, White City was officially closed. It was later demolished, and no trace of its presence remains today.

Notes

References

* [http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Metropolitan/1'44.htm Victorian Railways signal diagram: West Footscray to Sunshine] (1944)
* [http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Metropolitan/9'62.htm Victorian Railways signal diagram: West Footscray to Sunshine] (1962)
* [http://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/wfootsun77.html Victorian Railways signal diagram: West Footscray to Sunshine] (1977)
* [http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Metropolitan/5'81.htm Victorian Railways signal diagram: West Footscray to Sunshine] (19-5-1981)