Yarra Junction was a railway station on the
Warburton railway line
The Warburton railway line just outside Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Healesville line at the present terminus, Lilydale.
History
The route between Lilydale and Warburton was originally proposed to be built as ...
east of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia
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. The station operated until the line closed in 1965. The building was constructed in 1888 as the
Lilydale railway station
Lilydale railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale, and opened on 1 December 1882 as Lillydale.[Yarra Junction
Yarra Junction is a town in Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Junction recorded a population of 2,875 at the .
The township sits at the ...]
in 1914, due to the provision of a new station at
Lilydale. The building now houses the Upper Yarra Museum.
Between 1913 and 1945, Yarra Junction was the junction station for the gauge
Powelltown Tramway.
References
External links
The station in 1964The station entrance, 1964
Disused railway stations in Melbourne
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1901
Railway stations closed in 1965
1965 disestablishments in Australia
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