Glen Waverley railway station

Glen Waverley railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Glen Waverley in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station originally opened in 1930 as part of the line's extension from East Malvern.<ref name="Anderson 2010">Template:Cite book</ref> The station consists of a single island platform with two faces, that is connected to Kingsway via a ramp on the station's eastern end.<ref name=":1" />

Glen Waverley is the terminus of the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network.<ref name="glenwaverleystation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Additionally, the station is served by ten bus routes, including SmartBus route 902.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station is approximately Template:Convert or around a 35-minute train ride from Flinders Street station.<ref name=":10">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Description

Glen Waverley is located in the suburb of Glen Waverley. On the north side of the station is Railway Parade, on the south side of the station is Coleman Parade and Kingsway is to the east. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.<ref name="Disability discrimination act">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The length of the island platform is approximately Template:Convert, long enough for a Metro Trains 7-car High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT). There is a single station building that primarily serves as a waiting room.<ref name="Disability discrimination act" />

The main car park at the station is located on Railway Parade, just north of the station.<ref name="Disability discrimination act" /> Although there are ramps, they do not fully comply with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992 as the gradient of the ramps is steeper than the maximum of 1:14 allowed under the Act.<ref name="Disability discrimination act" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Glen Waverley station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line was extended from Eastmalvern.<ref name="Anderson 2010" /> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a township which was privately surveyed in 1853.<ref name="vpglenwaverley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The owner named it after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley.<ref name="vpglenwaverley" />

Upon opening, the station was located near the current day Springvale Road.<ref name="bigbuild">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1964, the station moved to its current site.<ref name=bigbuild/><ref name="vicsigglenwaverley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The former station building was relocated to Epping, which became the terminus of the Epping line in November of that year.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Also in that year, the line between Syndal and Glen Waverley was duplicated.<ref name=vicsigglenwaverley/>

On 23 June 1979, a fire destroyed Tait motor carriage 339M whilst stabled in No. 4 road. The fire also damaged trailer carriage 407T and two stabled Hitachi sets.<ref name="theage">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="newsrailaug79">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

On 16 August 1995, Glen Waverley was upgraded to a premium station.<ref name="newsrailoct97">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2012, construction of the "Ikon" apartment complex began on the station site, as part of VicTrack's station precinct enhancement program.<ref>Construction starts on Glen Waverley station precinct project Premier of Victoria. Retrieved 3 May 2014</ref> The $70 million development was completed in 2013, with the proceeds being used to fund a $1.8 million upgrade to the station forecourt. Works were completed in mid-2014. The upgrade included a brand new station entrance, accessibility improvements and a new kiosk.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018, the station was chosen to be one of the stops on the under-construction Suburban Rail Loop East. Early works on the project have already commenced in the suburb, with the line expect to open between Southland and Box Hill by 2035.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

The station is currently served by citybound services on the Glen Waverley line, which is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Services to the city head to Burnley, joining the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines, before heading to Richmond and traveling through the City Loop in a clockwise direction.<ref name="glenwaverleystation"/>

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street		All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street		All stations and limited express services

Future services:
From 2035 onward, Glen Waverley will be connected to the Suburban Rail Loop, which will operate from Cheltenham to Box Hill.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Transport links

Interchange sign showing bus routes servicing Glen Waverley station in 2019.

Glen Waverley is served by 10 bus routes, all departing from the bus interchange just north of the station on Railway Parade. These routes are 734, 623, 736, 737, 742, 753, 754, 850, 885, and SmartBus route 902.

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• Template:Color box: to St Kilda<ref name=":0">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Blackburn station to Mitcham station<ref name=":3">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Monash University Clayton Campus to Croydon station<ref name=":4">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Ringwood station to Chadstone Shopping Centre<ref name="ptv742">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Template:Color box: to Bayswater station<ref name=":6">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: to Rowville<ref name=":7">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: to Dandenong station<ref name=":8">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: to Springvale station<ref name=":9">Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
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External links

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• Melway map at street-directory.com.au