Editing John Forrest National Park (section)

== History ==
It was bisected by the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] when it was constructed in the 1890s and rail traffic passed through until 1966, when the line was closed due to the opening of the [[Avon River (Western Australia)|Avon Valley]] route.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Watson, Lindsay (Lindsay Graham) | author2=Swan (W.A.). Council | author3=Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association | author4=L. & S. Drafting | title=The railway history of Midland Junction : commemorating the centenary of Midland Junction, 1895-1995 | date=1995 | publisher=L & S Drafting in association with the Shire of Swan and the Western Australian Light Railway Preservation Association | isbn=978-0-646-24461-7 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Elliot, Ian | author2=Elliot, Ian | title=Mundaring : a history of the shire | date=1983 | publisher=Shire of Mundaring | isbn=978-0-9592776-0-9 }} - has a specific chapter relating to the railway in the hills</ref>

[[File:Swan View Tunnel, Swan View, Western Australia.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Swan View Tunnel]] is located within the park]]
The alignment through the [[Swan View Tunnel]] and through the park was commonly known as the "National Park" railway line.

During the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s many features near the main park buildings were built as part of relief employment. Some have been restored.

It was a popular railway excursion location while the railway was in existence (1890s to 1960s).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46426048 |title=EXCURSION TO NATIONAL PARK. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=55 |issue=16,605 |location=Western Australia |date=21 September 1939 |access-date=3 November 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Initially Hovea  was the nearest railway station but in 1936 the National Park railway station was built.  Also often photographed were National Park Falls, and the Hovea Falls.

After the railway line was closed and removed the formation became part of the [[Railway Reserves Heritage Trail]] vested in the [[Shire of Mundaring|Mundaring Shire Council]].  The section within the park is now known as the John Forrest Heritage Trail.