Selby railway station, Melbourne

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Selby
Puffing Billy Railway station
Selby Puffing Billy Station.jpg
Selby station and platform, January 2022.
General information
Coordinates 37°54′53″S145°22′11″E / 37.91472°S 145.36972°E / -37.91472; 145.36972
Line(s) Gembrook
Distance43.98 km (27.33 mi) from Flinders Street
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Services
Preceding station Puffing Billy Railway Following station
Belgrave
Terminus
 Gembrook line Menzies Creek
towards Gembrook

Selby railway station is a railway station on the narrow-gauge Puffing Billy tourist railway. [1] It is located in the suburb of the same name. The station consists of a short platform and corrugated iron waiting shelter. Trains do not normally stop here but will stop if required. [2]

History

The station was opened in May 1904, [3] and was named after the local landowner and Shire President George W. Selby. [4] [5] [2] It was originally part of the Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook line. In 1921, the construction of a railway siding was proposed. [6] In 1952, a major landslide occurred between Selby and Menzies Creek station, [7] [2] causing the Gembrook line's closure in 1954. [3]

In 1962, Selby station reopened to passenger traffic when the section from Belgrave to Menzies Creek was reopened as the Puffing Billy Railway. [8] [9] [3]


  1. ↑ "Guide To Your Journey - Puffing Billy Railway". Puffing Billy Railway. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Selby". Visit Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Selby". VICSIG. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ↑ School of Historical Studies, Department of History. "Selby - Place - eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online". e-Melbourne. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Selby | Victorian Places". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Selby Railway Station". The Argus (Melbourne) . 23 September 1921. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Rail Landslide". The Argus (Melbourne) . 7 July 1953. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "History & Heritage - Puffing Billy Railway". puffingbillyrailway.org.au. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "From the Archives, 1962: Puffing Billy makes triumphant comeback". The Age . 30 July 1962.
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