 essendon railway station is located on the craigieburn line in victoria, australia. it serves the northern melbourne suburb of essendon opening on 1 november 1860 as the terminus of the private melbourne and essendon railway company line. the station closed with the line on 1 july 1864, but was reopened on 9 october 1871 under government ownership.essendon vicsig ==history==  the line to the north was opened in 1872 as part of the north east railway to wodonga. a completely new station with a single platform was provided in 1878 on the site of the present island platform, with passenger subways and footbridges added in 1886, along with conversion of the island platform to the current layout. it was also at this time that a road overpass was provided at mount alexander road, in what was one of the first 
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