St Kilda railway station
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St Kilda
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| Line(s) | St Kilda |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Used for light rail |
| History | |
| Opened | May 13, 1857 |
| Closed | August 1987 |
St Kilda railway station is a former railway station and current tram stop, located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, Australia, and was the terminus of the St Kilda railway line of the Melbourne suburban rail system. It is the oldest surviving railway station building in Victoria. The building is currently used as retail premises, while the platform serves as stop 132 on tram route 96.
The line to St Kilda was built by the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, to serve tourists to the seaside resort, with tenders called for earthworks and buildings at St Kilda on 3 November 1856, and the line opened on 13 May 1857.
The building was of restrained Italianate design, with face brickwork and stucco mouldings, and originally featured a semicircular portico on the south-western face of the station building. The station had a single platform, with the train shed supported by iron columns trimmed with a timber valence, and a bluestone retaining wall ran along Canterbury Road. An engine depot and carriage shed were built later in 1856.
In 1859, MHBRC paid St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company £5,000 to build a loop line from St Kilda to Windsor, the line being extended to Brighton Beach by 1861, on what is now the Sandringham line. However, a more direct route from Windsor to the city was built 11 months later, and the loop line was dismantled in 1867. In 1878, the private operator of the line was taken over by the Victorian Railways.
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