Outer Circle
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The Outer Circle is a former suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia, that once formed a loop through the city’s eastern suburbs and is now largely closed or repurposed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Outer Circle canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former suburban railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Outer Circle ⓘ |
| cityServed | Melbourne ⓘ |
| closed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| closureYear | 1893–1897 (staged closures) ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Alamein line
ⓘ
Hurstbridge line ⓘ
surface form:
Hurstbridge line at Fairfield
Lilydale line ⓘ
surface form:
Lilydale line at Riversdale via Camberwell
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electrification | partly electrified on surviving sections ⓘ |
| gauge | 5 ft 3 in broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alamein line
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamein line section
section between Fairfield and Riversdale ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Alamein railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamein station (later extension on former alignment)
Alphington station (former Outer Circle connection) ⓘ Ashburton railway station ⓘ
surface form:
Ashburton station (original terminus of branch)
Deepdene station ⓘ East Camberwell station ⓘ East Kew station ⓘ Fairfield station ⓘ Riversdale station ⓘ Willsmere station ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | remnants and formations recognized in local heritage overlays ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melbourne
ⓘ
Victoria (Australia) ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria, Australia
eastern suburbs of Melbourne ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
embankments and cuttings still visible in suburbs
ⓘ
former station buildings and platforms at some sites ⓘ |
| opened | late 19th century ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| operator | Victorian Railways ⓘ |
| partlyConvertedTo |
Anniversary Trail shared path
ⓘ
Outer Circle Railway Linear Park ⓘ parkland and walking trails ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alamein line
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamein
Ashburton ⓘ Camberwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfield ⓘ Kew ⓘ |
| reasonForConstruction | to provide an outer freight and passenger route around Melbourne ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
competition from more direct inner routes
ⓘ
low patronage ⓘ |
| routeShape | arc through eastern suburbs rather than a full loop ⓘ |
| status |
mostly closed
ⓘ
partly repurposed ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
goods traffic
ⓘ
suburban passenger services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Outer Circle railway line