Lilydale railway station

Lilydale
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
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; 145.34756
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance39.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking660
Bicycle facilities12
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeLIL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt19 November 2021 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedNovember 1925
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesLillydale
Passengers
2005–2006660,900[1]
2006–2007719,294[1] Increase 8.83%
2007–2008795,230[1] Increase 10.55%
2008–2009799,120[2] Increase 0.48%
2009–2010785,120[2] Decrease 1.75%
2010–2011859,126[2] Increase 9.42%
2011–2012830,752[2] Decrease 3.3%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014673,681[2] Decrease 18.9%
2014–2015661,099[1] Decrease 1.86%
2015–2016714,201[2] Increase 8.03%
2016–2017638,002[2] Decrease 10.66%
2017–2018683,927[2] Increase 7.19%
2018–2019701,920[2] Increase 2.63%
2019–2020556,700[2] Decrease 20.68%
2020–2021244,300[2] Decrease 56.11%
2021–2022236,150[3] Decrease 3.33%
2022–2023390,200[3] Increase 65.23%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Mooroolbark
towards Flinders Street or Ringwood
 Lilydale line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line Open   Continued as the Healesville line   Coldstream
Junction   Warburton branch   Mount Evelyn
Track layout
Legend
to Mooroolbark
1
2
End of Metro lease
Former Healesville and
Warburton lines

Lilydale railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Lilydale line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale in Victoria, Australia. Lilydale is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current terminus station and stabling provided in 2021.[4][5]

Initially opened as Lillydale, spelling that matched the original township, the station was given its current name of Lilydale on the 15 May 1888.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Lillydale Railway Fares". The Age. 7 December 1882. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Lilydale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.