Lilydale railway station

Lilydale railway station is the terminus of the Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-east Melbourne suburb of Lilydale and opened as Lillydale[1] on 1 December 1882,[2] as an extension of the line from Camberwell which had been extended from Hawthorn in April of that year.

Lilydale
Lilydale railway station platform in March 2019
LocationMaroondah Highway, Lilydale
Coordinates37°45′20″S 145°20′51″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance39.07 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus and Vline Coach
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking660
Bicycle facilities12
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeLIL
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882
Rebuilt2019-2022 as part of Level Crossing Removal
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLillydale
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Mooroolbark
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Continued as the Healesville line   Coldstream
Junction   Warburton branch   Mount Evelyn

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.

Lilydale was upgraded to a Premium station on 31 July 1996.[3]

The station has an enclosed waiting area, which also contains former refreshment rooms which are opened by the Victorian Railway Institute on Friday afternoons and evenings. Stabling facilities are situated at the north-eastern end of the station.

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.[4] 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. Currently, works are in progress to restore the entire line.

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 line that is currently obstructed. Boom barriers replaced hand gates at Maroondah Highway in 1985.[5]

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.[6] Work commenced in 2020 to have the railway crossing removed at Maroondah Highway by 2022.

Platforms & services

Lilydale has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[7]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Level Crossing Removal

In 2015 the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the removal of the Level Crossing adjacent to the station and in 2019 the designs were revealed.[8]

The chosen removal process was to raise the rail above the level crossing.[9] As part of the plans the current Lilydale Station House will remain where it is as it is heritage listed.[8] The old bridge on John St will be demolished and the land between it and the level crossing will become an activity zone situated underneath the station.[10]

Mees Bus Lines run a VLine Coach through Lilydale Stn that runs from Mansfield to Melbourne.[11]

Martyrs Bus Service operates one route via Lilydale station:

McKenzie's Tourist Services operate two routes via Lilydale station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate eight routes to and from Lilydale station:

References
  1. "LILLYDALE RAILWAY FARES". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 7 December 1882. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. Lilydale Vicsig
  3. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  4. Hui, Jin (22 August 2019). "Progress on the Yarra Valley Trail". Mountain Views Star Mail. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. VR History by Andrew Waugh
  6. "Projects in planning". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "Maroondah Highway, Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. "Rail bridges preferred for Mooroolbark and Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. "Help shape new activity zones in Mooroolbark and Lilydale | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. Victoria, Public Transport. "Mt Buller-Mansfield - Melbourne via Yea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. "683 Chirnside Park - Warburton via Lilydale Station & Seville & Yarra Junction". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  13. "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. "685 Lilydale - Healesville via Lilydale Station & Coldstream & Yarra Glen". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. "663 Belgrave - Lilydale via Kallista & The Patch & Monbulk & Mt Evelyn". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  16. "670 Ringwood - Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. "673 Lilydale - Lillydale Lake". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  18. "676 Lilydale Station via Maroondah Highway". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  19. "677 Lilydale Station - Chirnside Park via Switchback Road". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  20. "679 Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Ringwood via Canterbury Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  21. "680 Lilydale - Mooroolbark via Lilydale East Estate & Lakeview Estate". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  22. "Lilydale - Chirnside Park (Telebus Area 1)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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