Holmesglen railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E / 37.87419°S 145.09141°E / -37.87419; 145.09141Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)Glen WaverleyDistance15.65 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking150AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeHOLFare zoneMyki Zones 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened5 May 1930; 94 years ago (1930-05-05)Rebuilt28 June 1964ElectrifiedMay 1930 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006670,136[1]2006–2007740,285[1] Increase 10.46%2007–2008846,455[1] Increase 14.34%2008–2009774,036[2] Decrease 8.55%2009–2010780,354[2] Increase 0.81%2010–2011854,741[2] Increase 9.53%2011–2012763,758[2] Decrease 10.64%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014656,680[2] Decrease 14.02%2014–2015575,443[1] Decrease 12.37%2015–2016502,245[2] Decrease 12.72%2016–2017516,274[2] Increase 2.79%2017–2018531,466[2] Increase 2.94%2018–2019531,300[2] Decrease 0.031%2019–2020439,050[2] Decrease 17.36%2020–2021187,800[2] Decrease 57.22%2021–2022216,150[3] Increase 15.09%2022–2023371,750[3] Increase 71.98% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
East Malvern Glen Waverley line Jordanville
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Monash Freeway
Scotsman Creek
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Holmesglen railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, and it opened on 5 May 1930.[4]

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

History

Holmesglen station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line from East Malvern was extended to Glen Waverley.[4] It is named after the father of Malvern Council at the time of its opening, Councillor L. W. Holmes.[5]

In 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the line between East Malvern and Mount Waverley was duplicated.[4] On 17 December 1965, the rail bridge near the station was the crime scene of an infamous Melbourne murder.[6]

During June and early July 1991, the station was patrolled 24 hours a day by the former Victoria Transit Patrol department, working in conjunction with local police, as part of the Public Transport Corporation "Travel Safe" program of the early 1990s.[7]

On 26 July 2000, the station was the site of a collision involving two Comeng train sets.[8]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Holmesglen to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[9][10] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[11]

Platforms and services

Holmesglen has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[12]

Platform 1:

  •  Glen Waverley line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Westbound view from Platform 2, July 2012
    Westbound view from Platform 2, July 2012

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Holmesglen". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Local and General News". The Prahran Telegraph. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Craze, Sarah (17 November 2021). "The Murder of Maureen Ferrari". SARAHCRAZE. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1991. p. 362.
  8. ^ "Suburban – Holmesglen Crash". vicsig.net. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  11. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "624 Kew – Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (from 30 Jan 2023)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  14. ^ "903 Altona – Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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