Holmesglen railway station
Holmesglen railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line, in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, located in that suburb's eastern extremity, but also serving the adjacent suburbs of Chadstone and Ashwood. It opened on 5 May 1930.[1] It is named after the father of Malvern Council at the time of its opening, Councillor L. W. Holmes.[2]
Holmesglen | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Warrigal Road, Malvern East | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.65 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 150 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Host Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | HOL | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zones 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 May 1930 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station is directly connected via a walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of Holmesglen Institute of Tafe, with which the station shares its name.
During June and early July 1991, the station was patrolled 24 hours a day by the former Victoria Transit Patrol department, working in conjunction with local police, as part of the Public Transport Corporation 'Travel Safe' program of the early 1990s.[3]
The station was the site of a train crash in 2000.[4] The rail bridge near the station was the crime-scene of an infamous Melbourne murder in the 1960s.
Platforms & services
Holmesglen has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[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 Holmesglen Station:
- 624: Kew – Oakleigh station[6]
Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Holmesglen station:
References
- Holmesglen Vicsig
- "Local and General News". The Prahran Telegraph. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1991. p. 362.
- Victorian Department of Infrastructure Accident Report
- "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
- "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au