Re: [Melb] Old railway line

["Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>]

> > Someone told me there's some double track railway line near the Royal
> > Melbourne Zoological Gardens. They asked me what it used to be part of.
I
> > don't know the answer.
>
> The old Inner Circle line. The abandoned track ran from Royal Park to
> Rushall. There was also an Outer Circle which ran through East Kew. The
> Alamein line is the last remnant of it.

There is now no track left lying of the old inner circle (apart from a few
level crossings). The Double track around the back of the Zoo and through
Royal Park is part of the still operating Upfield line. Royal Park station
is at the rear entrance of the Zoo. It sees a 20 minute suburban service
most of the time.

Sam