[4] When the first section of the Outer Circle line opened in 1891, a new station was built at East Camberwell, to provide an interchange.

In the late 1910s, the line from Hawthorn to Camberwell was regraded, to ease the steep gradient facing down services.

[14] In March 2003, VicTrack announced plans to develop the airspace over the site, including the construction of a deck over the station platforms and adjacent stabling yard, with 3–4 levels of car park, and 3–4 storeys of commercial space.

They received a significant amount of media attention, with actor Geoffrey Rush and comedian Barry Humphries publicly backing the campaign, and heading a protest march up Burke Road from Camberwell Junction to the station.

[15] The comedian performed a poem about planners at the rally, and noted that the railway line was sometimes called "The Orient Express".

The Boroondara Residents Action Group worked with architects McGauran Giannini Soon to provide alternative ideas for developing the air-space over the station and yard that were more in-keeping with their view of community preferences, including a small public plaza and a new public library, with some small-scale shops.

[17] In July 2009, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal approved a nine-story development on the site, provided that 14 design modifications were made within 28 days.