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Camberwell railway station (station code: CAM) is on the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines in Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the corner of Burke Road and Cookson Street, 10.2km from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne.

The station has three platforms, with the office and waiting room being located on a footbridge on top of an island platform. The station connects with tram route 72, which goes from Camberwell to Melbourne University.

As the Alamein line is not as heavily used, passengers must change trains at Camberwell at off-peak times.

Camberwell station was first opened in 1882. It was the terminus of the line for one year, before the railway was extended to Lilydale. When the first section of the Outer Circle line opened in 1891, a new station was built at East Camberwell to provide an interchange. However, as the line slowly failed, with more and more sections closing, until only the Alamein line remained, trains to the remnants of the Outer Circle began to depart from Camberwell.

In March 2004, the Victorian government, which owns the station, announced plans to develop the site. This would involve the construction of a high-rise development over the existing station, leaving it essentially underground.

As the station itself is a historic building, this led to a vocal outcry from the local community, receiving a significant amount of media attention. Actors Geoffrey Rush and Barry Humphries publicly backed the campaign, with Humphries appearing as Dame Edna Everage during a protest through the streets of Camberwell.

The state government has said little about the development plans in recent months, and it is unclear whether it will now proceed.

Belgrave, Lilydale lines
Previous Station Auburn	Camberwell	Next Station East Camberwell
Alamein line
Previous Station Auburn	Camberwell	Next Station Riversdale
Entire Network

(Previous station is closer to city).

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+[[Image:Camberwell Station 1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Connex]] train arrives at Camberwell]]
-'''Camberwell railway station''' provides the point of convergence for the [[Alamein railway line, Melbourne|Alamein]] and [[Belgrave railway line, Melbourne|Belgrave]]/[[Lilydale railway line, Melbourne|Lilydale]] train lines.  In features three platforms to service these routes.  Many trains from [[Alamein railway station, Melbourne|Alamein]] terminate at Camberwell during the off-peak periods and commuters are required to transfer to a [[City Loop, Melbourne|city loop]] train on the opposite platform.
+'''Camberwell railway station''' (station code: CAM) is on the [[Belgrave railway line, Melbourne|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale railway line, Melbourne|Lilydale]] and [[Alamein railway line, Melbourne|Alamein]] lines in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It is located on the corner of Burke Road and Cookson Street, 10.2km from [[Flinders Street Station]] in the centre of Melbourne.
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-|[[Image:Camberwell Station 1.jpg|none|thumb|250px|[[Connex]] train arrives at Camberwell]]
+The station has three platforms, with the office and waiting room being located on a footbridge on top of an island platform. The station connects with [[Melbourne tram route 72|tram route 72]], which goes from Camberwell to [[Melbourne University]].
-|[[Image:Camberwell Station 2.jpg|none|thumb|250px|Platforms 1, 2, and 3]]
-|}
+As the Alamein line is not as heavily used, passengers must change trains at Camberwell at off-peak times.
+Camberwell station was first opened in [[1882]]. It was the terminus of the line for one year, before the railway was extended to Lilydale. When the first section of the [[Outer Circle railway line, Melbourne|Outer Circle line]] opened in [[1891]], a new station was built at [[East Camberwell railway station, Melbourne|East Camberwell]] to provide an interchange. However, as the line slowly failed, with more and more sections closing, until only the Alamein line remained, trains to the remnants of the Outer Circle began to depart from Camberwell.
+[[Image:Camberwell Station 2.jpg|none|thumb|250px|Platforms 1, 2, and 3]]
+In [[March]] [[2004]], the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] government, which owns the station, announced plans to develop the site. This would involve the construction of a high-rise development over the existing station, leaving it essentially underground.
+As the station itself is a historic building, this led to a vocal outcry from the local community, receiving a significant amount of media attention. Actors [[Geoffrey Rush]] and [[Barry Humphries]] publicly backed the campaign, with Humphries appearing as [[Dame Edna Everage]] during a protest through the streets of Camberwell.
+The state government has said little about the development plans in recent months, and it is unclear whether it will now proceed.
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