Inner Circle railway line

Inner Circle
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
Opened	Royal Park to Rushall on 8 May 1888; North Fitzroy to Fitzroy on 8 May 1888; North Fitzroy to Merri on 8 October 1889;
Completed	8 October 1889
Electrified	Royal Park to North Fitzroy on 5 July 1921; North Fitzroy to Merri / Rushall on 14 July 1921;
De-electrified	Royal Park to Merri / Rushall in c. 1961
Closed	North Fitzroy to Rushall on 2 May 1965; North Fitzroy to Merri on 21 June 1965; Royal Park to Fitzroy on 31 July 1981;
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
	Upfield line
	to Flinders Street
	Upfield line
	to Upfield
	Mernda line
	to Flinders Street
	Mernda line
	to Mernda

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.

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.

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