White City Railway Station
White City is a former railway station that was located on the Sunbury railway line (then the St Albans line) of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Melbourne, Australia. It is located approximately 700 metres west of Tottenham railway station. The next station down the line is Sunshine.
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