The settlement had been previously named Burgoyne, but when the railway was extended, the decision was made to rename it Yarra Glen.

[1] The railway is currently open on weekends and public holidays, offering return trips from Healesville through the tunnel near Tarrawarra and back, using Walker railmotor RM22.

The Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 burnt a good deal of grassland and forest in the Yarra Valley.

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.

[2] With the Black Saturday bushfires, it destroyed the timber bridges between Yarra Glen and Coldstream, the possible future reinstatement of railway services to Lilydale has been made highly improbable, because it would require a considerable amount of money and time.