Lilydale railway station

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Lilydale
PTV commuter rail station
Lilydale Southbound View Platform 1.jpeg
Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2021
LocationMaroondah Highway,
Lilydale, Victoria 3140
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°45′20″S 145°20′51″E / 37.75557°S 145.34756°E / -37.75557; 145.34756Coordinates: 37°45′20″S 145°20′51″E / 37.75557°S 145.34756°E / -37.75557; 145.34756
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance39.07 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
V/Line Road Coach
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking660
Bicycle facilities12
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeLIL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882
Rebuilt19 November 2021
(Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (1925)
Previous namesLillydale
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Mooroolbark
towards Flinders Street or Ringwood
 Lilydale line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Continued as the Healesville line   Coldstream
Junction   Warburton branch   Mount Evelyn

Lilydale railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale, and it opened on 1 December 1882 as Lillydale.[1][2]

History[]

Lilydale station opened as an extension of the line from Camberwell, which had been extended from Hawthorn in April 1882. The fare from Melbourne was 3s 6d (First Class) and 2s 6d (Second Class), however a letter-writer to The Age newspaper, 'Cyclops'[1] said with the fare to Box Hill being only 9d (First Class) at those prices he expected there to soon be a line of stage coaches waiting to take people to Lillydale with the cost effectively being a check on the growth of the town.

Until it was truncated at Lilydale in 1980, the line continued to Healesville. The line between Yarra Glen and Healesville is now used by the Yarra Valley Railway. The track from Lilydale to Yarra Glen, including Coldstream and Yering, is now being repurposed as a rail trail.[3] The Yarra Valley Railway originally leased the entire line. However, they discontinued their lease on the section from Lilydale to Yarra Glen, because of the bad condition of the bridges in that section. The line between Lilydale and Coldstream was officially booked out of service on 10 December 1991.[2]

Also branching off at Lilydale was the Warburton line. It opened in 1901, and closed on 1 August 1965. The track was removed in the early 1970s, as was the bridge over the Maroondah Highway. Most of the right-of-way is still intact, and has been turned into the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail. The exception to this is the part of the line approximately 800 metres beyond where it branched off at Lilydale. Mount Lilydale Mercy College currently leases this part of the line, which runs through its property. This is the only part of the former line that is currently obstructed.

Until 1967, a turntable once existed at the station.[2]

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Maroondah Highway level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1985.[4] Also in 1985, a signal panel was provided at the station, which controlled Lilydale and Mooroolbark.[5] It was abolished in September 2021, with control transferred to Ringwood.[2]

On 29 November 1991, a Hitachi train set rolled away from the stabling yard for about 1.5km, towards Coldstream.[6][7] It crashed through a wired fence and traversed over the Beresford and Nelson Roads level crossings,[6][7] and was about to climb a hill when it rolled back 300 metres.[6] Police advised that only one of the four brakes on the train was engaged.[6][7] A train driver was suspended due to the incident.[6]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 31 July 1996.[8]

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced they are in the premlinary stages of planning the grade separation of the crossing at Maroondah Highway.[9] In 2019, the designs were revealed,[10] with work commencing in 2020 to have the level crossing removed by 2022. The chosen removal process was to raise the railway line above the level crossing.[11] As part of the plans, the current Lilydale station building remained where it was, as it is heritage listed.[10] The rail bridge on John Street was demolished, and the land between it and the level crossing will become an activity zone located underneath the station.[12] The rebuilt Lilydale station reopened on 19 November 2021.[13][14]

Platforms and services[]

Lilydale has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[15]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transport links[]

Martyrs Bus Service operates one route via Lilydale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  683 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Warburton[16]

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates three routes via Lilydale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates seven routes via Lilydale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Mees Bus Lines run a V/Line Coach service from Mansfield to Melbourne via Lilydale station.[27]

Gallery[]

  • Northbound view of former station building and platform in March 2019

  • Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b "LILLYDALE RAILWAY FARES". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 7 December 1882. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Lilydale Vicsig
  3. ^ Hui, Jin (22 August 2019). "Progress on the Yarra Valley Trail". Mountain Views Star Mail. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  5. ^ Lilydale Signal Box Vicsig
  6. ^ a b c d e Tobin, Bruce (30 November 1991). "Suspension over runaway train". The Age. p. 3.
  7. ^ a b c Gartland, Steve (29 November 1991). "'Dead' train goes for a night ride". Herald Sun. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  9. ^ "Projects in planning". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Maroondah Highway, Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Rail bridges preferred for Mooroolbark and Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Help shape new activity zones in Mooroolbark and Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Countdown continues: level crossings 48 and 49 gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "683 Chirnside Park - Warburton via Lilydale Station & Seville & Yarra Junction". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  18. ^ "685 Lilydale - Healesville via Lilydale Station & Coldstream & Yarra Glen". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  19. ^ "965 Night bus: Lilydale - Woori Yallock - Healesville - Yarra Glen loop". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "663 Belgrave - Lilydale via Kallista & The Patch & Monbulk & Mt Evelyn". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  21. ^ "670 Ringwood - Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  22. ^ "673 Lilydale - Lillydale Lake". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  23. ^ "677 Lilydale Station - Chirnside Park via Switchback Road". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  24. ^ "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  25. ^ "680 Lilydale - Mooroolbark via Lilydale East Estate & Lakeview Estate". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  26. ^ On-demand bus service FlexiRide expands to Chirnside Park, Lilydale, Mooroolbark and Croydon Public Transport Victoria
  27. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "Mt Buller-Mansfield - Melbourne via Yea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

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