Glenferrie railway station is located on the Lilydale,

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and Alamein lines in

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, Australia. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Glenferrie Road. It was renamed Glenferrie on 1 September of that year.Glenferrie
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History

Glenferrie station opened on 3 April 1882, when the line from

was extended to Camberwell. The station is named after nearby

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, itself named after a property which was purchased by Peter Ferrie in 1840, who later named the property ''Glen Ferrie''. In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell. These works included a new Up platform (Platform 1), with Platform 2 becoming a bi-directional platform. On 26 February 1996, Glenferrie was upgraded to a

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. Glenferrie also serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of Swinburne University of Technology.

Platforms and services

Glenferrie has one

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with two faces, and one

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. It is serviced by

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' Lilydale,

and Alamein line services. Platform 1: * weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * weekend all stations to Lilydale * weekend all stations to

* weekday peak hour all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street. Off-peak services run express past this platform. * weekday peak hour all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street. Off-peak services run express past this platform. Platform 3: * weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations and limited express services to

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* weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn * weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

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operates one route via Glenferrie station: * :

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Gallery

File:Glenferrie Station 3.jpg, Eastbound view of Platform 2 in June 2004

References

External links

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Melway map
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