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Melbourne and Suburban Railway Co

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The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company, Victoria, Australia.

The company opened a line from Princes Bridge railway station in Melbourne, Australia to Punt Road (Richmond) and South Yarra (then called Gardiners Creek Road) in 1859, Prahran in 1859 and Windsor in 1860, connecting with the St. Kilda and Brighton Railway Co's line from St Kilda to Bay Street (now North Brighton) in 1859 and Beach Station (now Brighton Beach) in 1861.

The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company and the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company were amalgamated with the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Co on 22 October 1864.

1878 The combined company, known as the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Co, was taken over by the Government of Victoria and it became part of Victorian Railways.

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