Healesville is a railway station in Victoria, Australia. Formerly the terminus of the Healesville railway line, it is currently the principal station of the heritage Yarra Valley Railway. A temporary station was built on the site in 1888–1889 when the railway line was extended from Lilydale to Healesville. The current station was built in 1903 and is now listed with Heritage Victoria.
Healesville | |
|---|---|
| Yarra Valley Railway station | |
 Station building and platform, May 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°39′18″S 145°30′37″E / 37.6549°S 145.5104°E |
| Owned by | VicTrack |
| Operated by | Yarra Valley Railway |
| Line(s) | Healesville line |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Bus routes | 685 Lilydale to Healesville (Via Yarra Glen Only) |
| Bus operators | McKenzies Bus Lines |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed on operating days |
| Station code | HVE |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 March 1889 |
| Closed | 12 September 1980 |
History
editThe station closed along with the Healesville line in 1980. It sat idle for some years, but has now been restored as part of the Yarra Valley Railway, which is based out of Healesville. It currently opens on weekends, Wednesdays of school holidays, and public holidays. Walker railmotor, RM22, runs approximately 4.5 km to near the TarraWarra Estate winery, after travelling through an historic tunnel.
The Yarra Valley Railway aims to restore the line from Healesville to Yarra Glen railway station.[1] The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 destroyed 13 timber trestle bridges between Healesville and Yarra Glen stations, which was a major setback in doing that.
Boom gates were installed at the Healesville-Kinglake Road level crossing in September 2022, along with the reconstruction of the level crossing.[2]
Healesville station is now served by the route 685 bus, which runs between Lilydale and Healesville, and is operated by McKenzie's Tourist Services, under contract to Public Transport Victoria.[3]
Film and TV
editHealesville railway station served as the location for the town's station, in the long-running ABC TV serial Bellbird.[4] The Internet Movie Database lists the station as a filming location for the Australian short film Harry's War (1999). The station was used in the railway station scene in John D. Lamond's 1979 "Ozploitation" film, Felicity.
References
edit- ^ "Support Us". Yarra Valley Railway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Yarra Valley Railway Update". Facebook. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "685 Lilydale - Healesville via Lilydale Station & Coldstream & Yarra Glen". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Home News". The Age. 30 June 1970. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
External links
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- Heritage Victoria: Healesville Railway Station Complex
- Photograph of Healesville station, circa 1930
- Photograph of steam engine R 303 and drivers at Healesville, 1898
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
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| Tarrawarra | Yarra Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
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