Glen Iris railway station
Glen Iris railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, and opened on 24 March 1890.[1] The line through the station was electrified in December 1922.[2]
Glen Iris | |||||||||||
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Eastbound view of Platform 1 in April 2009 | |||||||||||
Location | High Street, Glen Iris Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°51′33″S 145°03′29″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||
Distance | 11.52 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus Tram | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 50 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 11 | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | GIR | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 24 March 1890 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The current station building was provided in 1975,[3] with parcel facilities being abolished around that time.[4]
Platforms & services
Glen Iris has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line trains.[5]
Platforms 1:
- Glen Waverley line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Glen Waverley line: all stations services to Glen Waverley
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates one route via Glen Iris station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Glen Iris station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 734: to Glen Waverley station[7]
Yarra Trams operates one route to and from Glen Iris station:
References
- Glen Iris Vicsig
- "Glen Waverley Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
- "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1975. p. 68.
- "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
- "734 Glen Iris - Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
- "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Glen Iris railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons - Melway map at street-directory.com.au