For the rail service in London historically known as the Inner Circle, see Circle line (London Underground).
Inner Circle
A section of the Inner Circle line between Royal Parade and The Avenue, Parkville.
Overview
Status
Closed line - Inner Circle Rail Trail (part of the Capital City Trail)
Owner
Victorian Railways (VR) (1888–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1981)
Locale
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Royal Park
Fitzroy, Merri, or Rushall
Continues from
Upfield
Continues as
Mernda
Connecting lines
Mernda, Upfield, Whittlesea lines
Stations
3 current stations
3 former stations
Service
Type
Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1888–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1981)
History
Commenced
8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
Opened
Royal Park to Rushall on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
North Fitzroy to Fitzroy on 8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
North Fitzroy to Merri on 8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Completed
8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Electrified
Royal Park to North Fitzroy on 5 July 1921 (1921-07-05)
North Fitzroy to Merri / Rushall on 14 July 1921 (1921-07-14)
De-electrified
Royal Park to Merri / Rushall in c. 1961
Closed
North Fitzroy to Rushall on 2 May 1965 (1965-05-02)
North Fitzroy to Merri on 21 June 1965 (1965-06-21)
Royal Park to Fitzroy on 31 July 1981 (1981-07-31)
Technical
Line length
Royal Park to Fitzroy: 4.238 km (2.633 mi)
Royal Park to Merri: 3.824 km (2.376 mi)
Royal Park to Rushall: 3.367 km (2.092 mi)
Total track: 5.638 km (3.503 mi)
Number of tracks
Single track
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map
Legend
km
Upfield line
to Flinders Street
6.7
Royal Park
■
7.5
Brunswick Road
Upfield line
to Upfield
Royal Parade
7.9
North Carlton
(closed)
9.1
North Fitzroy
(demolished)
10.8
Fitzroy
(demolished)
St Georges Road
Mernda line
to Flinders Street
10.1
Rushall
10.2
Merri Creek
10.3
Merri Parade
10.5
Merri
■■
Mernda line
to Mernda
km
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A map of the Inner Circle railway line
November 2005
March 2023
Remnants of the Inner Circle railway tracks, crossing Brunswick Street North in Fitzroy North. The line is now a shared user path.
Remains of the former North Fitzroy railway station in 2005The North Fitzroy Substation, built in 1915 to supply power to the Inner Circle line
The Inner Circle Line was a steam era suburban railway line (later electrified) in Melbourne, Australia. It served the inner-northern suburbs of Parkville, Carlton North, Fitzroy North and Fitzroy. At its closure, it ran from Royal Park station on the Upfield line in the west to a triangular junction with Rushall and Merri stations on today's Mernda line in the east. There was also a branch line to Fitzroy that opened at the same time.
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