East Malvern railway station

East Malvern railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line, in Victoria, Australia, and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East. It opened on 3 February 1929 as Eastmalvern, and was renamed East Malvern in February 1972.[1]

East Malvern
Looking west - January 2021.
LocationSylvester Crescent, Malvern East
Australia
Coordinates37°52′37″S 145°04′10″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance13.75 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking676
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeEMV
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 February 1929
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Darling
towards Flinders Street
 Glen Waverley line Holmesglen
towards Glen Waverley

What later became the Glen Waverley line was originally built as part of the Outer Circle railway, opened on 3 March 1890 as the line between Burnley and Oakleigh stations. After the parts of the Outer Circle to Oakleigh and Camberwell were closed on 9 December 1895, trains from Burnley terminated at Darling. By-passing the old junction station at Waverley Road, East Malvern became the new terminus for just over a year after it opened. The complete extension to Glen Waverley opened on 5 May 1930.[2]

During part of the 1950s and 1960s, there was a short extra (Dock) platform at the down end of Platform 1, making that half of it resemble an island platform. Trains of from one to three cars could fit in this dock platform, but it usually accommodated a single swing-door ("dogbox") car,[3] which ran an East Malvern to Glen Waverley shuttle, because most trains at night and on weekends terminated at East Malvern. Only every second or third train connected with the Glen Waverley shuttle.[4]

The current station buildings were provided in 1975.[5] Parcel facilities were also abolished around this time.[6]

The Monash Freeway overpass, located at the down end of the station, was provided around 1987/1988.[7] This required the slewing of the line through an artificial tunnel whilst the freeway was under construction, and the replacement of a wooden trestle bridge, which crossed over a local creek.[8]

East Malvern was upgraded to a Premium station on 21 August 1995.[9] The footbridge, located at the down end of the station, was replaced in 2009, to accommodate the widening of the Monash Freeway.[10]

There is a secure bike cage located next to the station.[11] A $50 refundable deposit is required to be granted access to the cage.

Platforms & services

East Malvern has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line trains.[12]

Platforms 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one route via East Malvern station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Platform 2 in December 2009 with new footbridge over the Monash Freeway

References
  1. East Malvern Vicsig
  2. Infrastructure - East Malvern Vicsig
  3. The "little train", as referred to by locals, a single-car swing-door ("dogbox") train, on its service between East Malvern and Glen Waverly, 1960s
  4. An early photograph of a single-car swing-door (DogBox) train on the line to Mount Waverley.
  5. "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
  6. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1975. p. 68.
  7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
  8. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1988. p. 123.
  9. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  10. East Malvern Bridge Upgrade Improving Transport Links Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 20 August 2009
  11. "Parkiteer | Secure cage locations | Bicycle Network". Bicycle Network. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
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