Glen Waverley railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of

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History

Glen Waverley station opened on 5 May 1930, when the line was extended from

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a township which was privately surveyed in 1853. The owner named it after Sir Walter Scott's novel ''

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''. The original station was built adjacent to

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, until it was relocated west to its current location in 1964. The old station building was relocated to

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, which became the terminus of the Epping line in November of that year. Also in that year, the line between Syndal and Glen Waverley was duplicated. Directly opposite Platform 2 are three stabling roads. 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

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sets. On 16 August 1995, Glen Waverley was upgraded to a

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. In 2012, construction of the "Ikon" apartment complex began on the station site, as part of

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's station precinct enhancement program. 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.

Facilities, platforms and services

Glen Waverley has one

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with two faces. The station building features a customer service window, two semi-enclosed waiting areas and toilets. It is served by

trains. Platform 1: * services to and from Flinders Street Platform 2: * services to and from Flinders Street

Transport links

Located north of the station, on Railway Parade North, is a twelve bay bus terminus which serves eleven

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, operated by

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and

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. All bus routes are under contract to

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Departure bays

Bay 1

* : to St Kilda (operated by CDC Melbourne)

Bay 2

* : to Dandenong station (operated by Ventura Bus Lines) * : to

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(operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

Bay 3

* : to Westfield

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(operated by Kinetic Melbourne)

Bay 4

* : to Chelsea station * : to

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(Saturday and Sunday mornings only, operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

Bay 5

* : to

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(operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

Bay 7

* : to Croydon station (operated by Ventura Bus Lines) * : to

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Clayton Campus

Bay 8

* : to

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(operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

Bay 9

* : to Ringwood station

Bay 10

* : to Bayswater station (operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

Bay 11

* : to Mitcham station (operated by Ventura Bus Lines) * : to Blackburn station

Bay 12

* : to Glen Iris station (operated by Ventura Bus Lines)

References

External links

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Melway map
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