Spring Vale Cemetery railway station

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 on 7 February 1904, to transport coffins, passengers and staff to the cemetery,[1] and closed during 1952, at a time when many small branch lines were being closed by Victorian Railways.

Spring Vale Cemetery
Coordinates
Line(s)Spring Vale Cemetery
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened7 February 1904 (1904-02-07)
Closed1952
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Springvale   Spring Vale Cemetery   Terminus
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

References

  1. "History". The Necropolis Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2008.


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