Editing Sandringham line (section)

=== 19th century ===
The [[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company]] opened their line from [[Princes Bridge railway station|Princes Bridge]] (later amalgamated with [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street station]]) to a temporary station on Punt Road in February 1859, then to [[Cremorne railway station|Cremorne]] (now closed) in December of that year. Shortly after, the [[St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company]] opened their railway line from [[St Kilda railway station|St Kilda]] to [[North Brighton railway station|Bay Street]] (now North Brighton) in December 1859. Twelve months after that, the [[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company]] extended their line from Cremorne to [[Chapel Street, Melbourne|Chapel Street]] (now [[Windsor, Victoria|Windsor]]) station, on the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company's line, providing a second route to the city from the Brighton line. The following year, again in December, the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company extended their line to [[Brighton Beach railway station|Beach]] (now Brighton Beach).

The [[St Kilda - Windsor railway line|link between St Kilda and Windsor]], disused since 1862, was dismantled in 1867, although part of it at the Windsor end was used as a [[rail siding|siding]] for some time afterwards. In 1865, the [[Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company]], who owned the St Kilda line, purchased the Melbourne Suburban Railway Company and became the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company, and subsequently bought the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company, which was in financial difficulties, for £99,500. The [[Victorian Government]] acquired the United railway company in July 1878.

In September 1887, the Brighton line was extended to [[Sandringham railway station|Sandringham]].