Lilydale railway line
The Lilydale line is a commuter railway line on the Melbourne metropolitan railway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, the line is coloured dark blue and is one of the four lines that constitute the Burnley group. It is the city's sixth-longest metropolitan railway line at 37.8 kilometres (23.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Lilydale station in the city's east, serving 27 stations via Burnley, Box Hill, Ringwood, and Croydon.
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| Type | Melbourne suburban service
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| Stations | 21
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| Services | Stopping all stations except East Richmond, shoulder-peak and peak hour expresses between Richmond and Box Hill, with most trains making intermediate stops at Glenferrie and Camberwell. Short runs on the line to Blackburn in peak periods mostly stop all stations.
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OPERATION
| Commenced | 1859
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| Opened | 1860
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| Completed | 1882
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TECHNICAL
| Line length | 37.8 km (23.5 mi)
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| Number of tracks | 4 (Richmond – Burnley)
3 (Burnley – Box Hill) 2 (Box Hill – Mooroolbark) 1 (Mooroolbark – Lilydale) |
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