North Carlton railway station

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North Carlton
North Carlton railway station.jpg
The station building photographed in 2022
General information
Line(s) Inner Circle
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1885
Closed1948
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Royal Park   Inner Circle line  North Fitzroy
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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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References

  1. referred to as Landgridge-street in the V.R.'s Working Time Table of 1 March 1889
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  3. Richards, Tim (9 January 2008). "Going off the rails". The Age.
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