Station names on Melbourne's CMATHS corridor

 This week's blog post will be quite short, only covering 7 stations (6 open, 1 closed).

Stations covered are the stations between South Yarra and Caulfield, which are commonly referred to as the MATHS corridor (although, in this case, I have called it CMATHS because of the inclusion of Caulfield). This blog will also cover the closed station known as Cremorne.

 Let's hop right in!

Cremorne (Closed)

The name seems to come from the Cremorne Gardens, a Pleasure Garden (old name for an Amusement Park) that was located at the banks of the Yarra River. The name was inspired by the gardens of the same name located in London. Cremorne was only open for a year, closing in 1860.

South Yarra

South Yarra's name comes from a pretty obvious origin, with the suburb and station being located south of the Yarra River. 

South Yarra Station originally opened as 'Gardiner's Creek Road' in 1860, being named after the road to the south of the station. This road is now known as Toorak Road.

Hawksburn

Hawksburn is named after Hawksburn House, which is located in the area. The name was inspired by the owner seeing a Hawk near a stream, and then drawing parallels to burns (streams) in Scotland.

Toorak

A station in Armadale, it is assumed that the station is named after Toorak House, which seems to have originated from an Aboriginal word meaning either 'reedy swamp' or 'black crow'.

Armadale

Armadale, like stations before it, is named after a House called Armadale. Armadale is an Old Norse word meaning 'Elongated Valley'.

That is Armidale, not Armadale!


Malvern 

The name of Malvern came from an estate called Malvern Hill, which was inspired by a place in the English county of Worcestershire. Malvern seems to come from a Welsh word meaning 'bald hill', so the Malvern Hill estate is pretty much name 'Bald Hill Hill'.

Caulfield

Caulfield is named after early-settler and builder John Caulfield, not much else to say. 

Conclusion

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