Mount Waverley railway station

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Mount Waverley
PTV commuter rail station
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Westbound view from Platform 2 in January 2023
General information
LocationMiller Crescent,
Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149
City of Monash
Australia
Coordinates 37°52′31″S145°07′42″E / 37.87528°S 145.12836°E / -37.87528; 145.12836
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Glen Waverley
Distance19.00 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking200
Bicycle facilities12
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMWY
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 May 1930;93 years ago (1930-05-05)
Rebuilt14 November 1955
1975
ElectrifiedMay 1930 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006723,784 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Jordanville
towards Flinders Street
Glen Waverley line Syndal
towards Glen Waverley
Track layout
Legend
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Mount Waverley railway station is a commuter railway station in the suburb of Mount Waverley in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is part of the Glen Waverley line on Melbourne's suburban rail network. [4] The station opened in 1930 as a part of the extension from East Malvern to Glen Waverley. [5] The station consists of two side which are connected to each other via the adjacent roads, additionally both platforms are connected to each other via a pedestrian subway. [4] Additionally the station is served by bus routes 623 and 733. [6] [7] The station is appromixately 18 kilometres (11 mi) or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street. [8]

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Description

Mount Waverley railway station is located in the suburb of Mount Waverley. On the north side of the station is Millers Crescent and Hamilton Place is to the south. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. [9] The station is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street. [8]

Mount Waverley station consists of two side platforms which are connected to each other via a pedestrian subway. The length of the platform is approximately 160 metres (520 ft), long enough for a Metro Trains 7-car HCMT.[ citation needed ] There is a single station building which primarily serves as a waiting room. [9]

The main car park at the station is located on Alexander Street just south-west of the station. [9] Although there are ramps they do not fully comply with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992 as the gradient of the ramps is steeper than the maximum of 1:14 allowed under the Act. [10] [11]

History

Mount Waverley station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line was extended from East Malven to Glen Waverley. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley . The suburb was given the name "Mount Waverley" in 1905 to distinguish it from the neighbouring suburb of Glen Waverley. [12] [13]

In the late 1950s a second platform was built at the station as part of the duplication works on the Glen Waverley line. [12] In 1972, the emergency crossover was abolished. [14]

In 1975, the current station buildings were provided. [15]

On 18 January 1995, Mount Waverley was the first station on the metropolitan railway system to be upgraded to a premium station. [16]

Platforms and services

The station is currently served by the Glen Waverley line which is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Services to Glen Waverley travel east. Services to the city head to Burnley, joining the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein lines before heading to Richmond and traveling through the City Loop in a clockwise direction. [17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Mount Waverley is served by bus routes 623 and 733. Mount Waverley does not have a bus interchange and instead both routes depart from 2 separate stops with route 623 serving the bus stop on Miller Crescent and route 733 serving the "Mount Waverley Shopping Centre" bus stop on Stephensons Road. [6] [7]

Millers Crescent

Stephensons Road

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