![]() The Metropolitan tunnel connected the local colliery to Helensburgh station as a way to transport mining produce uphill where it could be transported to suburbs to the north of Helensburgh. The latter is what is now locally known as the ‘Helensburgh Glow Worm tunnel’. The original station was made up of two single line tunnels a short ‘Helensburgh tunnel’ that ran 80 metres (88 yd) in length and the ‘Metropolitan tunnel’ which was 624 metres (682 yd) long. The Helensburgh Glow Worm tunnel was opened on 1 January 1889 and formed part of the town's first railway station. As of 9 February 2020, the tunnel was closed for an indefinite period due to excessive flooding and to help the glow worm population recover. It is owned by Crown Lands and managed by a community group Helensburgh Landcare who, in early 2019, restricted access to the tunnel for the conservation of the glow worm colony. The Helensburgh Glow Worm tunnel is a disused rail tunnel in Helensburgh, New South Wales that has become a popular tourist attraction due to its haunted history, and most notably, its glow worm population.
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