Station names on Melbourne's former Inner Circle line

Time to continue the station names series shall we?

This article will cover the Inner Circle, which was a line that ran between Royal Park on the Upfield line and Rushall on the Mernda line. This article was also cover Fitzroy station, which was located on a branch line that came off the Inner Circle.

This will be a short blog considering that the Inner Circle line is not exactly a long line. Later down the track I will cover the Outed Circle line as well.

A brief run down of the line

The line originally opened in May of 1888. It was duplicated in stages until October 1889 and was electrified in July 1921. The passenger service ceased in 1948 leaving the line to become a freight line. The line was closed between North Fitzroy and Northcote junction in 1965 and was completely closed in 1981. It is currently used as a rail trail. 

The Fitzroy branch line opened the same year as the Inner circle but was closed to passenger traffic in 1892, it also closed in 1981 and the line was replaced by housing.

Fitzroy

The only station on its branch line, Fitzroy is named after New South Wales Governor Sir Charles Fitz Roy. Mr. Roy was governor from 1846 to 1855.

North Fitzroy

Located in the suburb of North Fitzroy, which is named as such because it is north of Fitzroy. Fairly obvious.

Station was originally known as 'Nicholson Street' for the first seventeen months of operation, being named as such because of its proximity to Nicholson street.

North Carlton 

North Carlton (and, by extension, Carlton) were both named after Carlton house in London, which was well known for being the residence of the Prince of Wales and was also demolished in the nineteenth century.

Much like North Fitzroy, North Carlton was originally named after the street it was close to. In this case, it was Langridge street (now Lang Street).

The station building is currently used as the North Carlton Neighbourhood House.

Conclusion

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