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Holmesglen railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Glen Waverley

Opened
  
5 May 1930

Connection
  
Bus

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
2 (1 island)

Owner
  
VicTrack

Tracks
  
2

Holmesglen railway station

Location
  
Warrigal Road, Malvern East

Distance
  
15.65 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Malvern East VIC 3145, Australia

Similar
  
Jordanville railway station, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Oakleigh railway station, East Malvern railway st, Syndal railway station

Holmesglen railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East on the eastern boarderline, also serving the adjacent suburbs of Chadstone and Ashwood, opening on 5 May 1930.

Contents

The station is directly connected via walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of Holmesglen Institute of Tafe, with which the station shares its name.

The station was the site of a train crash in 2000. The rail bridge near the station was the crime-scene of an infamous Melbourne murder in the 1960s.

Platforms & services

Holmesglen has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.

Platforms 1:

  • Glen Waverley line: services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Glen Waverley line: services to Glen Waverley
  • CDC Melbourne operates one route via Holmesglen Station:

  • 624: Kew - Oakleigh station
  • Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Holmesglen station:

  •  SmartBus  903: Altona station - Mordialloc station
  • References

    Holmesglen railway station Wikipedia