The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 burnt a good deal of grassland and forest in the Yarra Valley . The fire also caused the destruction of 13 timber trestle bridges between Yarra Glen Station and Healesville . Bridges of varying lengths were lost , the main ones being those on the Yarra River flats , including a long one over the river itself . These bridges , between Yarra Glen and Yering , are visible from the Melba Highway when approaching Yarra Glen . Six other bridges were destroyed , which were not part of the Yarra Valley Railway , and sleepers were burnt out over approx 2 km , also outside the running section of the railway . Until the 13 bridges and associated rail track can be restored to operating condition , Yarra Glen station is orphaned from the remaining part of the Yarra Valley Railway . Rebuilding progressed quickly during 2015 , to the point where the reconstructed bridges , this time in concrete and steel , are clearly visible from the road close by
Black Saturday bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
Yarra Glen railway station