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Glen Iris railway station is a commuter railway station in
Glen Iris Glen Iris may refer to: *Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia *Glen Iris, Western Australia A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whit ...
, a suburb of
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, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 24 March 1890 as part of the branch line from Burnley to Waverley Road station.Glen Iris
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The station consists of one
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accessed by a
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. There is one principal station building located the platform. This building is single story and acts as shelter and toilet facilities. This buildings were provided in 1975 as part of the station rebuild. The station is only partially
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due to steep access ramps. Glen Iris railway station is served by the
Glen Waverley line The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. It branches from the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines at Burnley station. It has 12 stations in PTV ticketing z ...
, part of the Melbourne railway network. The station also connects to the route 6 tram service and routes 612 and 734 bus services. The journey to
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is approximately 11.52 kilometres (7.16 mi) and takes 25 minutes.


Description

Glen Iris railway station is located in the suburb of
Glen Iris Glen Iris may refer to: *Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia *Glen Iris, Western Australia A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whit ...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The station is located nearby to the High Street shopping precinct and the Glen Iris Wetlands. The station is owned by
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, a state government agency, and the station is operated by
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. The station is approximately 11.52 kilometres (7.16 mi), or a 25-minute train journey, from
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. The adjacent stations are Gardiner station up towards Melbourne, and Darling station down towards
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. The station consists of one island platform with a total of two platform edges. Standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on the edges. The platforms are approximately 160 metres (524.93 Ft) long, enough for a Metro Trains 7 car HCMT. The station features a
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, accessed from the centre of the platforms by a ramp. The station features one principal station building present on the island platform built in 1975. These buildings act as shelter and toilet facilities, and are constructed with painted wood, metal sheeting, and ribbed roofing panels. The station building, platform, and overpass are largely the same as when it was rebuilt in 1975, with the main change being updated signage and technology. The station features 50 carparks on the north side of the station, with no secure bike parking available onsite. The station is listed as partially
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due to steep access ramps.''''


History

Glen Iris railway station was opened on 24 March 1890 with the line through the station originally built to link
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to the Outer Circle line at Waverley Road, before continuing onto Oakleigh. The station was named after a residence that was built by
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J.C. Turner. The land on which the residence was built was acquired by a local settler, who travelled to Victoria on a ship named Iris. The line underwent numerous extensions over its life, with extensions to
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in 1929 and to Glen Waverley in 1930. In December 1922, the line through the station was
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, with
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of the line to Darling occurring in 1956.'''' The line was fully duplicated to Glen Waverley by 1964. In 1970,
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s replaced interlocked gates at the High Street
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, located at the down end of the station, with the
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abolished also around this time. The station was rebuilt in 1975 to coincide with the construction of the South Eastern Arterial link with parcel facilities abolished at this time. In 1992, pedestrian gates were provided at High Street—located just down from the station platforms. Minor upgrades have occurred at the station since 1975, primarily technological and signage upgrades. In 2022, a serious incident occurred at the level crossing down from the station, with a car being stuck and causing the train to be damaged. Despite the lack of injuries, debate was reignited regarding the removal of the level crossing, with the creation of a community petition to campaign for the removal of the crossing. The
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promised to remove the crossing alongside others on the Glen Waverley line if elected, however, they weren't successful in their election bid.


Platforms and services

Glen Iris has one
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with two faces. The station is currently served by the Glen Waverley line—a service on the metropolitan rail network. The Glen Waverley line runs from Glen Waverley station south east of Melbourne, joining the
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, Lilydale, and Alamein lines at Burnley station before travelling through the city loop''.'' Platforms 1: * stopping all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street. Platform 2: * stopping all stations to
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.


Transport links

Glen Iris station has one tram and two bus connections. The route 6 tram service operates from nearby High Street up towards Moreland station with the service terminating at Glen Iris station. The station also connects to the route 612 bus service from Box Hill station to
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and route 734 to Glen Waverley station. The station has both an accessible platform tram stop and a
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. The platform tram stop has shelters with electronic signage, with the bus interchange consisting of 4 unnumbered bays with shelters. Glen Iris station also has train replacement bus stops located adjacent to the station. Tram connections: * : to Moreland station Bus connections: * : Box Hill station
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* : to Glen Waverley station


References


External links


Public Transport Victoria
* {{MelbourneBusInterchanges Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1890 Railway stations in the City of Stonnington