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 Let us get on with it. This blog will cover every station from Westgarth to Hurstbridge. If you want stations betweens Jolimont and Clifton Hill, check out this article . Westgarth Westgarth was named after Westgarth Street, the street that crosses  the rail line to the south of the station. Westgarth is also a locality within the suburb of Northcote. The locality was named after William Westgarth , a Merchant, Politician, and Historian. 1906 Age article notes that Northcote South is a confusing name. It also notes the existance of a 'Middle Northcote', which is currently modern day Northcote Station, as explained here. Westgarth first opened as 'Westgarth Street', but was renamed to 'Northcote South' in August 1888, referencing the station's location. The name was changed in 1906 due to concerns that the name was causing confusion . Dennis Dennis takes its name from William Dennis, a Councillor of the former Northcote City Council. His son, Samuel follow...

Next up, we have the Craigieburn Line, an interesting line that's a tad underrated in my unprofessional opinion. It has interesting stations and a whole batch of name origins. Some of them are interesting, others not so much. To be specific, this article covers the 15 stations on the Craigieburn line that are after North Melbourne station. Anyway, I should stop blubbering on about nothing, Let us dive right in! Kensington In my Williamstown line article I talked briefly about South Kensington, but never mentioned where the Kensington part of the name came from. Well. for those of you who were wondering, Kensington is named after the London suburb of the same name . Kensington in London had major significance, with Kensington Palace being the birthplace of Queen Victoria. Kensington is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Chenesitun', which references a family known as 'Chensei'. Newmarket Newmarket is named after the Newmarket Saleyards that existed between Epsom an...

September is the month that the Melbourne Show takes place. During any year that is not 2020, there would be an event called the Melbourne Show, occurring every September. Because the show is such a popular event for the city, the dormant Showgrounds station, located on the part-time Flemington Racecourse line, would be open, helping those from the south and the east get to the show without too much hassle. Welcome to part 5 of my Melbourne Train Station names series! This part is pretty short, only covering two stations. Anyway, let us dive right in. Showgrounds Named after the Melbourne Showgrounds located to the north of the station, what more should I say? The use of the name showgrounds is really only used in the UK (where they are called Showground), Australia, and New Zealand. Flemington Racecourse Flemington Racecourse station's name comes from the racecourse of the same name, located roughly east of the station . The name Flemington comes from two possible sources . The ...

Moving along, we have another part of the name origin series that will be covered in this article. Today's topic, the Sunbury Line! Sunbury Line stations from the PTV map, does not include White City or Holden. This article will cover every station on the Sunbury Line from Middle Footscray to Sunbury. This includes eleven stations that are open and two that are currently closed. For information on stations such as North Melbourne, South Kensington, Footscray, you can view my article on the Williamstown line, which can be found here . With that out of the way, let us find out where some of these names come from! Middle Footscray Middle Footscray's name is of obvious origin, being right in between Footscray and West Footscray. I have already written in an earlier post that Footscray is named after the town of Foots Cray in England. West Footscray Footscray is the westernmost of the Footscray area's three stations and is located in the suburb of the same name. Prior to Septem...

Part 3 of our Melbourne Metro train names series takes on a trip down the Werribee line, and finding out where every station on that line got its name from. The Werribee Line is one with a pretty complicated history. Prior to 1985 the section between Laverton and Altona did not exist , meaning that the line to Werribee and Geelong and the line to Altona were basically two different railway lines. Because of this, I am separating this article into 3 sections, so that it is easier to follow along. Stations that will covered in this blog. Closed stations are in black. Some of these locations may not be exact due to conflicting information. Before I get into the main part of this blog post, I will give you a quick rundown of what every station between North Melbourne and Newport comes from. If you want some more info about these stations, then you can check my blog post here . So here is the rundown: North Melbourne is north of the Melbourne CBD. South Kensington  is in the southern pa...

 Hello there! This is a blog intended to link you to other pages. It is an index page! Here's a list of all my current and future blog posts in my name origin series! 1. City Loop 2. Williamstown Line  3. Werribee Line 4. Sunbury Line 5. Showgrounds Line 6. Craigieburn Line 7. Upfield Line 8. Mernda Line 9. Hurstbridge Line 10. Ringwood Line 11. Lilydale Line 12. Belgrave Line 13. Alamein Line 14. Glen Waverley Line 15. Dandenong Line 16. Pakenham Line 17. Cranbourne Line 18. Frankston Line 19. Stony Point Line 20. Sandringham Line Click the links above (if there is a link, this is not finished) for information on your local line. Enjoy!

Hi there! This post is the second part of a multipart series documenting the origins of the names given to stations that are apart of the Melbourne Metro network. This week's post will cover the fairly quiet Williamstown Line, which will include stations shared with the Werribee line, such as Newport and Yarraville. But before we get into this week's topic, I just want to mention a few things: Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who has read the blog in the past few days, my post about the names of Melbourne's City Loop stations seemed to go down pretty well. Secondly, thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on how to improve this blog. I have added new information about Melbourne's City Loop, which you can read here. Thirdly, the next part of this series will cover the station's served by the Werribee Line, coming in two weeks. Next week's post will not have anything to do with station names. Now, with all that all said and done, let us head towards the m...