Willsmere railway station
Willsmere was a railway station on the Outer Circle, located in the suburb of Kew, Melbourne, Australia. The station was named after the estate of early Kew settlers H.S. and Thomas Wills. Willsmere was opened with the line in 1891, and closed with it in 1893, with 2 side platforms and a loop off the main line to the south. The station platforms and buildings were believed to have been removed around 1930.[1]
Willsmere | |
|---|---|
| Line(s) | Outer Circle |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 March 1891 |
| Closed | 12 April 1893 |
References
- Adrian Dare (January 1987). "The Ashy Dasher and the Deepdene Dasher". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 8.
- David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APM Siding | Outer Circle line | East Kew | ||
| List of closed railway stations in Melbourne | ||||
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