The first station on the site was built in 1888–1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville. The settlement had been previously named Burgoyne, but when the railway was extended, the decision was made to rename it Yarra Glen. Though Yarra Glen was a small settlement, its station was often used for supplying Melbourne with produce from nearby farms.
The station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980. It sat idle for some years, and suffered some major fire damage to the roof. However, the station is being restored by the Yarra Valley Railway, which is based at Healesville railway station. The railway is currently open on weekends and public holidays, offering return trips from Healesville through the tunnel near Tarrawarra and back, using Walker railmotor RM22.
The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 burnt a good deal of grassland and forest in the Yarra Valley. The fire also caused the destruction of 13 timber trestle bridges between Yarra Glen Station and Healesville. Bridges of varying lengths were lost, the main ones being those on the Yarra River flats, including a long one over the river itself. The bridges, between Yarra Glen and Yering, are visible from the Melba Highway when approaching Yarra Glen. Six other bridges were destroyed, which were not part of the Yarra Valley Railway, and sleepers were burnt out over approx 2 km, also outside the running section of the railway. Until the 13 bridges and associated rail track can be restored to operating condition, Yarra Glen station is orphaned from the remaining part of the Yarra Valley Railway. Rebuilding progressed quickly during 2015, to the point where the reconstructed bridges, this time in concrete and steel, are clearly visible from the road close by.
Yarra Glen Station is being rebuilt from the ground up by dedicated volunteers, including the Yarra Glen Men's Shed, and the finished building will closely match its original design. It is scheduled to be completed in 2017.
With the fire having destroyed the timber bridges between Yarra Glen and Coldstream, the possible future reinstatement of railway services to Lilydale has been made highly improbable, because it would require a considerable amount of money and time.
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yarra, glen, railway, station, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2009, lea. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yarra Glen railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Yarra Glen is the city end terminus of the Yarra Valley Railway which operates over part of the former Healesville railway line Yarra GlenFuture Yarra Valley Railway stationYarra glen station 2021 under restorationGeneral informationCoordinates37 39 41 S 145 22 21 E 37 6615 S 145 3725 E 37 6615 145 3725Owned byVicTrackOperated byYarra Valley RailwayLine s Yarra Valley Railway former Healesville lineDistance51 7 km 32 1 mi from Flinders StreetPlatforms1Tracks2Other informationStatusUnmanned under restorationStation codeYRGWebsitehttp www yvr org au HistoryOpened15 May 1888Closed9 December 1980ServicesPreceding station Heritage railways Following stationTerminus Yarra Valley Railway TarrawarraEntire lineFormer servicesPreceding station Disused railways Following stationYering Healesville line Tarrawarra List of closed railway stations in Melbourne The first station on the site was built in 1888 1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville The settlement had been previously named Burgoyne but when the railway was extended the decision was made to rename it Yarra Glen Though Yarra Glen was a small settlement its station was often used for supplying Melbourne with produce from nearby farms The station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980 It sat idle for some years and suffered some major fire damage to the roof However the station is being restored by the Yarra Valley Railway which is based at Healesville railway station The railway is currently open on weekends and public holidays offering return trips from Healesville through the tunnel near Tarrawarra and back using Walker railmotor RM22 The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 burnt a good deal of grassland and forest in the Yarra Valley The fire also caused the destruction of 13 timber trestle bridges between Yarra Glen Station and Healesville Bridges of varying lengths were lost the main ones being those on the Yarra River flats including a long one over the river itself The bridges between Yarra Glen and Yering are visible from the Melba Highway when approaching Yarra Glen Six other bridges were destroyed which were not part of the Yarra Valley Railway and sleepers were burnt out over approx 2 km also outside the running section of the railway Until the 13 bridges and associated rail track can be restored to operating condition Yarra Glen station is orphaned from the remaining part of the Yarra Valley Railway Rebuilding progressed quickly during 2015 to the point where the reconstructed bridges this time in concrete and steel are clearly visible from the road close by Yarra Glen Station is being rebuilt from the ground up by dedicated volunteers including the Yarra Glen Men s Shed and the finished building will closely match its original design It is scheduled to be completed in 2017 With the fire having destroyed the timber bridges between Yarra Glen and Coldstream the possible future reinstatement of railway services to Lilydale has been made highly improbable because it would require a considerable amount of money and time External links editMelway map at street directory com au nbsp This Melbourne rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a railway station in Victoria Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yarra Glen railway station amp oldid 1183250788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
