Middle Park railway station, Melbourne
- Middle Park railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneClosedRailwayStation
NAME=Middle Park
IMAGELINK=Middle-Park-railway-station.jpg
CAPTION=Platform shelter
LINE=St Kilda
DISTANCE=3.3km
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=July 2nd, 1883
CLOSED=August, 1987
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-|"Middle Park" is a closed railway station on the St Kilda line, located in the Melbourne suburb of Middle Park. The station is located on Canterbury road, just minutes walk from Middle Park the former home of the South Melbourne Soccer Club. A pair of low level side platforms now serve route 96 trams on the light rail line.
History
Middle Park station opened in 1883, long after the line though it was opened in 1857. [cite web
url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Middle%20Park
title=Middle Park
work=VICSIG - Infrastructure
publisher=www.vicsig.net
accessdate=2008-07-05] The St Kilda line was closed in 1987 and converted to light rail, with the route 96 tram now running through the former station. The last train service ran on July 31, 1987 with the light rail officially commissioned on November 21 the same year.[cite journal]
year = 1997
month = March
title = Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960
author = Chris Banger
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 77–82 ] The high level platforms used by trains have since been demolished, with the weatherboard building remaining today.References
MelbourneClosedStations
Line=St Kilda line
Previous=Albert Park
Next=St Kilda
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