Healesville railway line

Healesville
Healesville
Overview
Status	Closed line – Yarra Valley Railway, Yarra Valley Trail
Owner	Victorian Railways (VR) (1888–1974); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1991);
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Lilydale; Healesville;
Continues from	Lilydale
Connecting lines	Lilydale, Warburton lines, Yarra Valley Railway
Stations	2 current stations; 4 former stations; 1 former siding;
Service
Type	Former Melbourne suburban service
Operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1888–1974); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1991);
History
Commenced	15 May 1888
Opened	Lilydale to Yarra Glen on 15 May 1888; Yarra Glen to Healesville on 1 March 1889;
Completed	1 March 1889
Closed	Coldstream to Healesville on 15 March 1981; Lilydale to Coldstream on 10 December 1991;
Technical
Line length	24.773 km (15.393 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map
Route map
	Lilydale line
	to Flinders Street
	Warburton line
	to Warburton

The Healesville railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was the non-electrified continuation of the suburban Lilydale line, extending into the Yarra Valley. The line closed in the 1980s, but a heritage railway group, the Yarra Valley Railway, is working to retain part of the line between Yarra Glen and Healesville.