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
Eastbound view of Platform 1 in April 2009
LocationHigh Street, Glen Iris
Australia
Coordinates37°51′33″S 145°03′29″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance11.52 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking50
Bicycle facilities11
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeGIR
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Gardiner
Glen Waverley line
Darling
towards Glen Waverley

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:

Platform 2:

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:

Yarra Trams operates one route to and from Glen Iris station:

References
  1. Glen Iris Vicsig
  2. "Glen Waverley Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
  4. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1975. p. 68.
  5. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "734 Glen Iris - Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
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