Warburton railway line

Warburton
Warburton
Overview
Status	Closed line - Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Lilydale ; Warburton (La La Siding);
Continues from	Lilydale
Connecting lines	Lilydale line
Former connections	Healesville line, Powelltown tramway
Stations	11 former stations; 2 former sidings;
Service
Type	Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)
History
Commenced	13 November 1901
Opened	Lilydale to Warburton on 13 November 1901; Warburton to La La Siding on 3 May 1909;
Completed	3 May 1909
Closed	Closed on 29 July 1965; Last train on 1 August 1965;
Technical
Line length	39.768 km (24.711 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map
	Legend
	Lilydale line
	to Flinders Street
	Healesville line
	to Healesville
	Powelltown Tramway
	to Powelltown
	This diagram: view ; talk ; edit ;

Last updated May 07, 2023

The Warburton railway line just outside Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Healesville line at the present terminus, Lilydale.

History

The route between Lilydale and Warburton was originally proposed to be built as one of four experimental narrow gauge lines, but the recommendation was not accepted and the Warburton line opened as a 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) railway on Wednesday, 13 November 1901. The line from Lilydale to Warburton was slightly over 37 kilometres (23 mi) long. The last train ran on Sunday, 1 August 1965, although the official closure was on 29 July 1965.

Services

Throughout its life the Warburton line had both passenger and goods services. Although passenger services generally ran as a shuttle between Lilydale and Warburton stations), some were operated by so-called E trains, which consisted of either two electric swing-door cars (generally known as "dog boxes") or two Tait cars,^[1] hauling a number country carriages on services that ran express for most of their journey from Flinders Street station to Ringwood, except for a stop at Box Hill. At Lilydale, the country carriages were detached, and hauled by a steam locomotive to their destination at Warburton, with the reverse arrangement for the return trip.

Current status

Although the track was dismantled in the 1970s, the Warburton line right-of-way is intact, except for a short section leased to Mount Lilydale Mercy College. All the bridges are still in place, except the one that previously crossed the Maroondah Highway. A new bridge, allowing the highway to be safely crossed by cyclists and pedestrians, was completed in 2011. The route formerly used by the line is now the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail, a pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian trail.

Station histories

Station	Opened^[2]	Closed^[2]
Lilydale	1 December 1882 \|\| \|\| data-sort-value=51,291 \| 140 years
Mount Evelyn	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years	Formerly Olinda Vale Formerly Evelyn
Wandin	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
Seville	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
Killara	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
Woori Yallock	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years	Formerly Woori Yallock Formerly Woori
Launching Place	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
Yarra Junction	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
Britannia	9 September 1902 \|\| March 1933 \|\| data-sort-value=11,137 \| 30 years	Formerly Richard's Siding
Wesburn	13 November 1901 \|\| 15 December 1964 \|\| data-sort-value=23,043 \| 63 years	Formerly West Warburton
Millgrove	13 November 1905 \|\| 15 December 1964 \|\| data-sort-value=21,582 \| 59 years
Warburton	13 November 1901 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=23,269 \| 63 years
La La Siding	3 May 1909 \|\| 29 July 1965 \|\| data-sort-value=20,541 \| 56 years

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References

↑ Henderson, R.G.; Dornan, S.E. (1979). The Electric Railways of Victoria. Sydney: Australian Electric Traction Association. p. 77. ISBN 0909459061.
1 2 "Vicsig - Warburton line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 6 May 2023.