There Is A Hidden Pub On The Lilydale Station Platform So Now Arriving At Destroying My Liver

Put down the boom gates and stand clear of the platform because there is an actual pub on platform 2 at Lilydale station in Melbourne’s East.

The pub called VRI Lilydale reopened last year, but it seems like most Melburnians (including me) had never heard of it until a TikTok about it went viral over the weekend.

https://www.tiktok.com/@ragnarthedon/video/6933489177409506561?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowhFkIh62w1ux%2FV5IM0%2BMKQBF72hmb8PzaNOUkMkmPyLG68mBcg7squK9n7KkPdHl1GgA%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAWaCrg1FTXV4GMKnlUpK7kIxcR85zthgEt9uFMjz1G8zLokJYXNjv36TDI1n-sra3&share_item_id=6933489177409506561&share_link_id=F842B3D8-3807-43C4-A89E-F380894EDDCF&timestamp=1614572418&tt_from=copy&u_code=d8c0c5miehg718&user_id=6739245500777939973&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&source=h5_m

In the video you can hear @ragnarthedon literally shitting his dacks over how cool it is to have a pub inside a train station.

“Fuck me if this isn’t the most amazing thing ever. Lilydale station platform 2 or 1, there is a fucking pub. A fucking pub on platform,” the TikToker said in the video.

I don’t know if this is normal in other states, but a platform pub is simply not a thing in Melbourne. Quite frankly, I get excited when they have toilets on the platform that aren’t locked, let alone a fucking pub.

Imagine missing your train, but knowing you can get a cheeky beer before the next one arrives. GENIUS. This is a massive game changer, AND I strongly encourage all train stations across Melb to do this.

ALSO in winter this is a great way to keep warm and entertained, instead of freezing your ass off waiting for the train. The pub’s even got a fire pit.

It’s pretty cool, but the only downside is you have to travel to Lilydale, which is a good hour from the city if you take the train. So I guess it makes sense why they need a pub down there, because otherwise you’d be waiting a long time for that first sip of frothy goodness if you were Melb-bound.

The Lilydale VRI bar and museum originally opened in 1914 and now sits as a heritage listing. It’s open every Friday from 3-8pm. So unfortunately it’s not a daily thing, but it DEFS should be.

Petition to put pubs on every train station platform, please and thank you.