Carlisle railway station one of a number of stations in the city, the others were Crown Street and London Road, but it was the dominant station by 1851. The other stations had their passenger services redirected to it and were closed. Between 1875 and 1876, the station was expanded to accommodate the lines of the Midland Railway which was the seventh railway company to use it. The Beeching cuts of the 1960s affected Carlisle, particularly the closure of the former North British Railway lines to Silloth, on 7 September 1964, and the Waverley Line to Edinburgh via Galashiels on 6 January 1969. The
Kingsway, Glen Waverley a hub for transport activity in the Glen Waverley area. The Glen Waverley Railway Station is the terminus for the Glen Waverley railway line. In January 2006, the Monash City Council agreed in principle to the redevelopment of the transport hub and began to negotiate with VicTrack Access to develop a mixed-use multi storey building located in the forecourt area of the Glen Waverley Railway Station. This development is part of the Victorian Government's "Melbourne 2030" plan. The redevelopment will include a multi-deck car park, multi-story residential and commercial buildings and a pedestrian bridge or underground crossing linking both buildings.