History
A line known as the Outer Circle was originally developed to link the Gippsland line with Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station). The Outer Circle opened in 1890 from Oakleigh (on the Pakenham line) to Riversdale.
At the same time, what became the Glen Waverley line opened from Burnley to Darling, junctioning with the Outer Circle at Waverley Road (near the modern East Malvern). The Outer Circle was closed in sections between 1893 and 1897 and the Burnley – Waverley Road line was cut back to Darling in 1895.
The city connection was made over a line built by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company from Princes Bridge station to Punt Road (Richmond) in 1859, and their branch line from Richmond to Burnley opened in 1861.
The Burnley – Darling line was electrified in 1920 and extended to Glen Waverley in 1930 to become the Glen Waverley railway line.
The 1950s saw the line undergo major upgrades, including the first centralised traffic control installation in Australia. Commissioned in September 1957 and 6 miles (9.7 km) in length, the Victorian Railways installed it as a prototype for the North East standard project.
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