East Malvern railway station

East Malvern railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line, in Victoria, Australia, and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East. It opened on 3 February 1929 as Eastmalvern, and was renamed East Malvern in February 1972.[1]

East Malvern
Platform 2 in December 2009 with new footbridge over the Monash Freeway
Location	Sylvester Crescent, Malvern East Australia
Coordinates	37°52′37″S 145°04′10″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Glen Waverley
Distance	13.75 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	676
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	EMV
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	3 February 1929
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Darling towards Flinders Street Glen Waverley line Holmesglen towards Glen Waverley

What later became the Glen Waverley line was originally built as part of the Outer Circle railway, opened on 3 March 1890 as the line between Burnley and Oakleigh stations. After the parts of the Outer Circle to Oakleigh and Camberwell were closed on 9 December 1895, trains from Burnley terminated at Darling. By-passing the old Waverley junction station, East Malvern became the new terminus for just over a year after it opened; a further extension to Glen Waverley opened on 5 May 1930.[2]

During part of the 1950s and 1960s, there was a short extra (Dock) platform at the down end of Platform 1, making that half of it resemble an island platform. Trains of from one to three cars could fit in this dock platform, but it usually accommodated a single swing-door ("dogbox") car,[3] which ran an East Malvern to Glen Waverley shuttle, because most trains at night and on weekends terminated at East Malvern. Only every second or third train connected with the Glen Waverley shuttle.[4]

The current station buildings were provided in 1975.[5] Parcel facilities were also abolished around this time.[6]

The Monash Freeway overpass, located at the down end of the station, was provided around 1987/1988.[7] This required the slewing of the line through an artificial tunnel whilst the freeway was under construction, and the replacement of a wooden trestle bridge, which crossed over a local creek.[8]

East Malvern was upgraded to a Premium station on 21 August 1995.[9] The footbridge, located at the down end of the station, was replaced in 2009, to accommodate the widening of the Monash Freeway.[10]

There is a secure bike cage provided by Partikeer located next to the station.[11] A $50 refundable deposit is required to be granted access to this cage, and all of the other locations as well.