Warburton railway line

Warburton
Overview
StatusClosed line - Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail
OwnerVictorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini
Continues fromLilydale
Connecting linesLilydale line
Former connectionsHealesville line, Powelltown tramway
Stations
  • 11 former stations
  • 2 former sidings
Service
TypeFormer Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)Victorian Railways (VR) (1901–1965)
History
Commenced13 November 1901 (1901-11-13)
Opened
  • Lilydale to Warburton on 13 November 1901 (1901-11-13)
  • Warburton to La La Siding on 3 May 1909 (1909-05-03)
Completed3 May 1909 (1909-05-03)
Closed
  • Closed on 29 July 1965 (1965-07-29)
  • Last train on 1 August 1965 (1965-08-01)
Technical
Line length39.768 km (24.711 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

km
Up arrow
37.8
Lilydale
(old site)
38.4
End of Metro area
Olinda Creek
Right arrow
44.2
Mount Evelyn
49.3
Wandin
52.5
Seville
55.8
Killara
Woori Yallock Creek
59.8
Woori Yallock
65.0
Launching Place
63.1
Yarra Junction
Left arrow
69.1
Britannia
Left arrow
Little Yarra River
71.7
Wesburn
73.4
Millgrove
76.7
Warburton
77.6
La La Siding
Down arrow
km

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