Bridge over the Yarra River at Hawthorn

The terminus, Lilydale railway station looking towards Melbourne

The Lilydale railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Frankston, Pakenham, Sandringham, and Cranbourne lines at Richmond station. It has 21 stations covering both Metcard ticketing Zones. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2126x2325, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Connex Melbourne is a private company which operates suburban trains in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on behalf of the State Government of Victoria. ... A Hitachi train (left) and newer XTrapolis (right) at Flinders Street Station Hitachi on a Belgrave service The Hitachi train (often called tachis [] or Silvers) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Alstom now United Group LTD refurbished Comeng in Connex livery The term Comeng originally defined the company COMmonwealth ENGineering which, among others things, manufactured Melbournes A, B and Z class trams, some Sydney R, L & S class double-decker trains and Brisbane buses, although now is popularly used to... The XTrapolis 100 is a single deck electric passenger train, one of Alstoms XTrapolis family of trains, used in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaiso, Chile. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... Heyington railway station Darling railway station East Malvern railway station Mount Waverley railway station The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Heathmont railway station Boronia railway station Tecoma railway station The terminus, Belgrave railway station The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Kew railway line was a former railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... In Melbournes train system several new train lines, electrification of existing lines, extensions to existing lines, and new stations on existing lines, have been seriously considered at various times (some were so advanced in plans that they were even printed on Hitachi train destination rolls). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,592 × 3,888 pixels, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,592 × 3,888 pixels, file size: 3. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lilydale is a railway station (station code: LIL) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Pakenham railway line in Melbourne, Australia is the suburban electrified portion of the railway to Bairnsdale in eastern Gippsland. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban electric railway in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... Richmond station Richmond station (station code: RMD) is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Description

The Lilydale line runs through Melbourne's eastern suburbs across mostly gentle hills (but with some steeper sections near the end of the line), having few straight or level sections. Earthworks are significant, with deep cuttings at Hawthorn, Camberwell, Heatherdale and near Croydon. Around Glenferrie and Auburn the line has been raised above the surrounding area on an embankment to avoid level crossings of several roads. In fact all but two level crossings have been eliminated between the city and Blackburn (Union Rd. and Mont Albert Rd. in Surrey Hills), but beyond Blackburn numerous level crossing remain. For other uses of the name Hawthorn, see Hawthorn (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... View of the enclosed waiting room on Platform 1 Croydon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Croydon, on the Lilydale railway line. ... Glenferrie is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hawthorn on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein railway lines. ... The entrance to Auburn Station Auburn is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hawthorn East on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein railway lines. ... The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ... Blackburn railway station (station code BBN) is a station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Many of the level crossings are with major roads, leading to traffic bottlenecks. From Blackburn to Heatherdale, there are level crossings at Blackburn Road, Springvale Road, Rooks Road, Mitcham Road and Heatherdale Road, most within 200 metres of the Maroondah Highway. This means that all major north/southbound thoroughfares over a six kilometre distance become very slow during peak hour services, repeatedly being stopped for passing trains, and also for trains waiting at the nearby stations. Furthermore, the bottlenecks are mostly unavoidable, because only two rail bridges exist over this distance, and they are both residential streets (Laburnum St. in Blackburn and Cochrane St. in Mitcham). This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... “km” redirects here. ...

Infrastructure

From near Richmond, there are four tracks to Burnley where the Glen Waverley line branches off. From Burnley, the line is triplicated to Box Hill then duplicated to Mooroolbark, while the section between Mooroolbark and Lilydale is single track. After Lilydale station is a closed railway line that extends to Healesville. Richmond station Richmond station (station code: RMD) is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. ... One of the entrances to Burnley Station Burnley is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Burnley on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Alamein railway lines. ... Heyington railway station Darling railway station East Malvern railway station Mount Waverley railway station The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... For the sound recording technique, see doubletracking. ... A single track railway A single track railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. ... Categories: Stub | Melbourne tourist railway stations ...

Automatic block signalling applies throughout the line. The centre track on the three-track section is signalled for bidirectional operation and is used for up trains in the morning and down trains at other times. Two rail welds in continuous welded rail in Wisconsin. ... Two rail welds in continuous welded rail in Wisconsin. ...

Terminating facilities are provided at Burnley (although inconvenient and not normally used), Camberwell, Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham, Ringwood, and Mooroolbark as well as Lilydale. Stabling facilities are provided at Burnley (adjacent to the Glen Waverley branch), Camberwell, Ringwood, and Lilydale. View of the entry to Platform 1 Mooroolbark is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Mooroolbark, on the Lilydale railway line. ...

History

The line from Richmond to Hawthorn was opened initially to a temporary terminus at Pic Nic, just short of the Yarra River, in September 1860, and to Hawthorn in April 1861. It was extended to Camberwell in April 1882, then to Lilydale on the first day of December of that year. The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... Lilydale is a railway station (station code: LIL) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Duplication from East Richmond to Hawthorn occurred about a week after the Lilydale extension opened, and two weeks later, the same section was converted to Double Line Block Telegraph safeworking, and the section from Hawthorn to Camberwell had Staff and Ticket working implemented. Platform 2 at East Richmond Station, looking toward Church Street East Richmond is a railway station (station code: ERM) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into railway signalling. ... In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. ...

In May 1885 Hawthorn to Camberwell was duplicated and converted to Double Line Block Telegraph. Duplication was extended to Box Hill in December 1888. Box Hill station Box Hill railway station (station code: BOX) is on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Automatic signalling was introduced from December 1907 with the conversion of the section from East Richmond to Hawthorn to semi-automatic signalling, followed by Richmond to East Richmond being converted to automatic signalling in August 1919, East Richmond to Camberwell in two stages both in October 1922, and Camberwell to Canterbury the following month. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers or engineers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether he or she must stop or may proceed, or instructions on what speed the train may go. ...

Electrification took place between Flinders Street and Box Hill in December 1922, and extended to Ringwood the following month, then Croydon in November 1925 and finally to Lilydale in October 1925. Ringwood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ringwood on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. ...

Conversion to automatic signalling resumed in April 1927 with the conversion of Canterbury to Surrey Hills, followed by Surrey Hills to Box Hill in October 1929. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Surrey Hills is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The section from Croydon to Mooroolbark was duplicated in 1957, creating a long crossing loop on this otherwise single-line section beyond Ringwood.

Automatic signalling conversions resumed in July 1958 with the section from Box Hill to Blackburn, followed by Mitcham to Ringwood in September of that year, and Blackburn to Mitcham in November 1960. Mitcham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Mitcham, on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. ...

Hawthorn to Camberwell was triplicated in December 1963, and the triplication was extended to East Camberwell in November 1964. Richmond to Burnley was quadruplicated in 1966/67, and triplication was extended to Box Hill in December 1971, followed by Burnley to Hawthorn in August 1972. This left a short section of double track on the up side of Richmond, but this was quadruplicated with the construction of a flyover in 1973. Overpass in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Flyover in Miami Beach, Florida An overpass (In UK, most Commonwealth countries flyover) is a bridge, road or similar structure that crosses over another road. ...

Ringwood to Croydon was converted to automatic signalling in November 1973 and duplicated in June 1984. Mooroolbark to Lilydale was converted to automatic signalling in June 1985.

List of stations

Camberwell railway station

Canterbury railway station

Mont Albert railway station

Croydon railway station

Bold stations are terminuses, italic stations are staffed. Camberwell station platform where passengers wait for a train to Flinders Street and the City Loop. ... Camberwell station platform where passengers wait for a train to Flinders Street and the City Loop. ... For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mont Albert (station code: MAB) is an unmanned railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1890. ... Image File history File links Croydon-station-platform. ... Image File history File links Croydon-station-platform. ... View of the enclosed waiting room on Platform 1 Croydon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Croydon, on the Lilydale railway line. ...

Lilydale Railway Line

Legend Flagstaff Zone 1 Southern Cross Melbourne Central Flinders Street Station Parliament Branch to City Loop Richmond South Eastern Group East Richmond Burnley Glen Waverley line Hawthorn Glenferrie Auburn Camberwell Alamein line East Camberwell Canterbury Chatham Zone 1 & 2 Surrey Hills Mont Albert Box Hill Zone 2 Laburnum Blackburn Nunawading Mitcham Heatherdale Ringwood Belgrave line Ringwood East Croydon Mooroolbark Lilydale

Proposals for a station between Mooroolbark and Lilydale, near the intersection of Hull and Mooroolbark Roads, appear to have stalled. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Flagstaff is an underground station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The new exterior of Southern Cross station, seen from Spencer Street Interior of Southern Cross Station at the trailing end of rush hour. ... 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Heyington railway station Darling railway station East Malvern railway station Mount Waverley railway station The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses of the name Hawthorn, see Hawthorn (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Glenferrie is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hawthorn on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein railway lines. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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East Camberwell railway station is situated on the Belgrave Lilydale line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Surrey Hills is a railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mont Albert (station code: MAB) is an unmanned railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1890. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Box Hill station Box Hill railway station (station code: BOX) is on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Laburnum is an unmanned railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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Heathmont railway station Boronia railway station Tecoma railway station The terminus, Belgrave railway station The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Entrance to Ringwood East Ringwood East is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Ringwood East, on the Lilydale railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... View of the enclosed waiting room on Platform 1 Croydon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Croydon, on the Lilydale railway line. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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External links, maps, and timetables

• Timetables
• Official line map
• Statistics and detailed schematic map at the VicSig enthusiast website