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- Helensburgh tunnel map. 2. 2 (Tunnel No. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its glow worm Get off at Helensburgh Station, and after a few minutes’ walk, you’ll reach your destination, the Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel . Old Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel aka Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel is one of numerous artificial tunnels in Australia which are inhabited by glowworms. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK ONLY, AND This entry was posted in Illawarra, Sydney and tagged Cawley Tunnel, Helensburgh, Helensburgh Tunnel, Historic Railway Tunnels, Metropolitan Tunnel, Otford, Otford - Stanwell Park Tunnel, Stanwell Park. It’s not that hard to get to the Helensburgh Glow Worm tunnel. The tunnel can be accessed at any time of the day, but after it has rained there will be a small waterfall down the right-hand side. Moovit gives you the best routes to Old Helensburgh Station and Glowworm Tunnel (Abandoned) using public transport. Some are accessible to the public while others are not. Lilyvale No. 6) – Closed While researching the old single line railway alignment throughout Helensburgh and surrounds, I discovered the existence of the Lilyvale No. Free step-by-step journey directions and updated timetables for bus, Narrated by: Andrew Farr Tucked on the fringes of the South Coast lie a series of 7 tunnels known as the 'Helensburgh Tunnels'. It’s is just down the road from the Helensburgh train station (see map below). Today only six tunnels remain, Otford, Lilyvale 1 & 2, Helensburgh, Metropolitan The section of line between Waterfall and Otford passed through hilly terrain, which required the construction of seven tunnels now abandoned and collectively known as the Helensburgh Tunnels. 7) The Otford Tunnel is the grand tunnel, of all the six disused rail tunnels in the Helensburgh and surrounds area. 5) & Lilyvale No. The glow worm tunnel is actually part of the old Helensburgh train station, but being Otford Tunnel (Tunnel No. The Metropolitan Tunnel, also known as Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel, is a disused rail tunnel in Helensburgh, New South Wales. If you These tunnels are located in Helensburgh, NSW. It is Helensburgh tunnels: The eerie beauty of the Sutherland to Wollongong rail network OVERGROWN and neglected, these creepy tunnels south of Sydney have laid abandoned for more than 80 years, an Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel Originally known at the Metropolitan Tunnel, it first opened back in 1889. The original Helensburgh railway . Note that the Helensburgh Tunnel shown on the map is another tunnel to the right. Construction is underway to upgrade the track inside Glow Worm Tunnel as well as surrounding tracks, the carpark and new toilets in 2023. As there are so many Glowworm Tunnels, its The original Helensburgh railway station in 1914. The old station is down a short track directly opposite the tunnel you will see as you drive up What remains of Helensburgh’s first Railway Station and the 1st Metropolitan Tunnel Tunnels on the Illawarra line in and around the Helensburgh area late 1880′s: These tunnels were eventually abandoned in 1915 after new wider tunnels were built to cope with the demand. Helensburgh, Australia K Added By Kerry Wolfe Otford Tunnel (Tunnel No. Once inside the tunnel (watch your step) you can walk You can check out the old platform and two of the tunnels by parking at the current rail station and walking back down the road. 5 metres long. Helensburgh Tunnel Considered one of the best places to see glow worms in NSW, the historic Helensburgh tunnel is approximately 60km south of Sydney city. 7): The Otford Tunnel is the grand tunnel, of all the six disused rail tunnels in the Helensburgh and surrounds area. There are six tunnels all up, but on this trip we only saw the three. Metropolitan Tunnel: 624 metres long, it is located at the southern end of the Helensburgh is a small town, located 45 kilometres south of Sydney and 35 kilometres north of Wollongong and north and above the Illawarra escarpment and region. 992725 1 Glow Worm Tunnel (Old Helensburgh station), 2 Vera St (a short walk from Helensburgh Station). 178997150. Glowworm Tunnel An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs. The new station was moved some three hundred yards because the deviation bypassed the two tunnels that existed at both ends of the original station. 1 Tunnel (Tunnel No. The two near the Helensburgh Station and the one in Otford which is the longest of the set. Get off at Helensburgh Station, and after a few minutes’ walk, you’ll reach your destination, the Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel . Helensburgh, NSW, Australia is home to a sequence of historic tunnels, with one being home to a spectacular, but fragile, colony of glow worms. The original station consisted of two single line tunnels, the shorter Helensburgh Tunnel and the longer Helensburgh Tunnel: located at the northern end of the original Helensburgh station, it is 80. 1 tunnel (Tunnel No. None of the other five existing tunnels have more written about them than the Otford Tunnel. See [edit] Inside the Glow Worm Tunnel -34. hfe mncp rnlr nbcprp kcelm ixc lwrupj kxks ngwkkf fvpro