Former railway line in Melbourne, Australia
Whittlesea Status
Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Mernda
Dismantled beyond Mernda
Owner Locale Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Termini Connecting lines All metropolitan, regional, and interstate Former connections Inner Circle Stations 29 current stations 11 former stations Services Mernda Commenced 8 October 1888 (1888-10-08 ) Opened
Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on 18 December 1865 (1865-12-18 )
Collingwood to Inner Circle South Junction on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08 )
Inner Circle North Junction to Reservoir on 8 October 1889 (1889-10-08 )
Reservoir to Whittlesea on 23 December 1889 (1889-12-23 )
Princes Bridge to Collingwood on 21 October 1901 (1901-10-21 )
Rushall to Merri on 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05 )
Completed 5 December 1904 (1904-12-05 ) Reopened
Lalor to Epping on 29 November 1964 (1964-11-29 )
Epping to South Morang on 27 November 2011 (2011-11-27 )
South Morang to Mernda on 2 July 2018 (2018-07-02 )
Electrified
Princes Bridge to Reservoir on 31 July 1921 (1921-07-31 )
Reservoir to Thomastown on 16 December 1929 (1929-12-16 )
Thomastown to Lalor on 30 November 1959 (1959-11-30 )
Lalor to Epping on 30 November 1964 (1964-11-30 )
Epping to South Morang on 27 November 2011 (2011-11-27 )
South Morang to Mernda on 2 July 2018 (2018-07-02 )
Closed Lalor to Whittlesea on 29 November 1959 (1959-11-29 ) Line length 41.468 km (25.77 mi) Number of tracks Double track Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in )Electrification 1500 V DC overhead Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph) – Electric Signalling Automatic block signaling Maximum incline 1 in 40 ( 2.5%)
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The Whittlesea railway line is a former railway line operating in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. The line was opened in 1889, with part of the line now the modern day Mernda line .