Holmesglen railway station is located on the

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. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 5 May 1930.Holmesglen
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History

Holmesglen station opened on 5 May 1930, when the line from

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was extended to

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. It is named after the father of Malvern Council at the time of its opening, Councillor L. W. Holmes. In 1964, the current

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was provided, when the line between East Malvern and

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was duplicated. In the 1960s, the rail bridge near the station was the crime scene of an infamous Melbourne murder. During June and early July 1991, the station was patrolled 24 hours a day by the former

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department, working in conjunction with local

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, as part of the

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'Travel Safe' program of the early 1990s. On 26 July 2000, the station was the site of a collision involving two Comeng train sets. The station is directly connected via a walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of

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, with which the station shares its name.

Platforms and services

Holmesglen has one

with two faces. It is serviced by

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services. Platforms 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

Transport Links

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operates one route via Holmesglen station, under contract to

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: * :

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– Oakleigh station

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operates one SmartBus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Altona station –

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Gallery

File:Holmesglen Railway Station.JPG, Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Glen Waverley=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1930 Railway stations in the City of Stonnington