Docklands 2

History of Melbourne's Train Network

  • The first line was built

    The first line was built
    the first line was built from Flinders street to Port Melbourne
  • The second line was built

    The second line was built
    The second line was built in ST Kilda to ST Albans
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    The line was built to Pharan
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    Williamson to ST Kilda
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    This line was built to windsor
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    This one was built from Essendon with a branch line to Flemington. the line to Hawthorn was also finished
  • Period: to

    loss of money

    Some smaller railway companies were losing money, and most had to merge with other little companies. The struggling companies went bankrupt. Due to this, there was no construction
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    The Essendon line was extended to broadmeddows
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    This one was a regional line from Oakleigh to Pakenham
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    The Windsor line was extended to brighten
  • Another line was built

    This line was built in a gap to connect the train lines
  • Period: to

    A lot of lines were built

    This decade was the most amounts of the lines were built out of any decade
  • Stock market crashed

    Stock market crashed
  • Period: to

    lines became derelict

    All of the outer circle lines became derelict, and eventually closed
  • outer circle line reopened

    the Camberwell to Ashburton line reopned
  • more of the outer circle was reopened

    a shuttle line between Camberwell and Deepdene was reopened
  • Another line was built

    Another line was built
    This line was built from Victoria Park to Princess Bridge
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    The Heidelberg line was extended to Elfn
  • a line was closed down

    a line was closed down
    the Camberwell to Deepdene shuttle line was closed down
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    The darling line extended to Glenn Waverley
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    Ashburton line was extended 1 station to Alamein
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    The line from Belgrave to Gembrook being closed down
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    The small Hugh line closed
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    Part of the Whittlesea to Epping line was closed down
  • A line was widened

    A line was widened
    The line from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was widened
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    the Warburton line closed
  • the Melbourne underground rail loop act was passed

    the Melbourne underground rail loop act was passed
    the Melbourne underground rail loop act was passed
  • new trains added

    new trains added
    The Pakenham line got suburban trains on it for the first time
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    The Healsville line closed
  • The inner circle was closed

    The inner circle was closed
    The inner-circle line closed
  • Line was electrified

    Line was electrified
    the Werribee line was electrified
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    The Altona line was extended to Laverton
  • Another line was closed down

    Another line was closed down
    Port Melbourne, and St Kilda line were closed
  • A line was made for modern

    A line was made for modern
    The regional line to Cranbourne was electrified and Surbanised
  • Another line was electrified and extended

    Another line was electrified and extended
    The st Albans line was electrified and then extended to Sunbury
  • Another line was electrified

    Another line was electrified
    The Broadmeadows line was electrified to Craigieburn
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    The Epping line to south Marriage line was extended
  • Another line was extended

    Another line was extended
    The Mernda line was extended