The Cremorne Railway Bridge is a girder railway bridge that carries the Melbourne railway network across the Yarra River and connects the Richmond and South Yarra stations in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1946, the Frankston, Pakenham, Cranbourne, and Sandringham railway lines all use the bridge.
Cremorne Railway Bridge | |
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 The bridge in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′1″S 144°59′36″E / 37.83361°S 144.99333°E |
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| Crosses | Yarra River |
| Locale | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Begins | South Yarra |
| Ends | Richmond |
| Named for | Cremorne |
| Owner | Department of Transport and Planning |
| Preceded by | Church Street Bridge |
| Followed by | Hoddle Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 6 |
| Track gauge | Standard gauge |
| History | |
| Designer | Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Replaces | 1860 and 1886 bridges |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Cremorne Railway Bridge | |
History
edit- Former bridges
The first bridge on the site was an imposing wrought iron lattice double-track girder bridge, built by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company and opened on 22 December 1860.[1][2][3] In 1886, the bridge was duplicated as a second double-track bridge was opened alongside the first, thereby allowing a four-track section of line to be provided between Richmond and South Yarra.[4][5]
The cost of the bridges, together with the cost of the Hawthorn Railway Bridge, were contributing factors that eventually led to the financial demise of the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company.[6]
- Current bridge
The present bridge was opened in 1946.[7] It accommodated three pairs of tracks between Richmond and South Yarra, although the two extra tracks were not constructed until 1960.[8]
Gallery
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A Siemens Nexas suburban 3-car train on the bridge, 2016
![A Siemens Nexas suburban 3-car train on the bridge, 2016](http://wiki.nitrosworld.org/wiki/File:Metro_Trains_Melbourne_5'3"_gauge_1,500_V_dc_overhead_'Nexus'_Class_suburban_3-car_emu.jpg)
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company". The Argus. No. 4, 280. 29 February 1860. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Cremorne Railway Bridge". The Argus. No. 12, 474. 18 June 1886. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Chapter Two: Higinbotham Takes Over: 1860-1867". Engineers & Politicians: Victorian Railway History. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2026 – via railstory.org.
- ↑ "The Cremorne Railway Bridge". The Argus. 18 June 1886. p. 7. Retrieved 19 November 2011 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Chapter Eleven: Building the 'new Works' and New Lines". Engineers & Politicians: Victorian Railway History. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2026 – via railstory.org.
- ↑ "Making tracks". Museums Victoria. n.d. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Photo: First Section". The Argus. 5 June 1946. p. 15. Retrieved 19 November 2011 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
…of new Cremorne railway bridge over Yarra is now in use after 2 years' work…
- ↑ "Sth Yarra". VictorianRailways.net. Mark Bau. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
External links
edit- Construction work on the new Cremorne railway bridge… (photo). Stonnington Community Historical Society. 1 July 2024 [c. 1946]. Retrieved 6 June 2026 – via Facebook.
- Wong, Marcus (3 May 2024). Scaffolding in place around the piers of the Cremorne Railway Bridge for bridge bearing works (photo). Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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