Glenferrie Railway Station
Initially opened as Glenferrie Road, the station was given its current name of Glenferrie on 1 September 1882, seven months after services began. Much of the station's current traffic serves the nearby Hawthorn campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.
History
Glenferrie station opened on 3 April 1882, when the railway line from Hawthorn was extended to Camberwell. The station is named after nearby Glenferrie Road, itself named after a property which was purchased by solicitor Peter Ferrie in 1840, who later named the property Glen Ferrie.
In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell. These works included a new up platform (Platform 1), with Platform 2 becoming a bi-directional platform.
On 26 February 1996, Glenferrie was upgraded to a premium station.
Platforms and services
Glenferrie has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.
Platform 1:
- Alamein line weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line weekend all stations services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line weekend all stations services to Belgrave
- Lilydale line weekday peak hour all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street. Off-peak services operate express past this platform.
- Belgrave line weekday peak hour all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street. Off-peak services operate express past this platform.
Platform 3:
- Lilydale line weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
- Belgrave line weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations and limited express services to Blackburn
- Alamein line weekday all stations services to Alamein
Transport links
Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenferrie station:
Gallery
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Eastbound view of Platform 2, June 2004 -
Eastbound view from Platform 3, September 2017 -
Eastbound view from Platform 2, November 2021 -
Westbound view from Platform 3, September 2022 -
Eastbound view from the east end of Platform 2, August 2024 -
Eastbound view from Platform 2 underneath the station's heritage canopy, August 2024 -
The eastern end of Platforms 1, August 2024 -
The heritage canopy over Platforms 1 and 2, August 2024 -
Bicycle parking on Platforms 1 and 2, August 2024 -
View showing height difference between concourse and platform levels, August 2024 -
The ramp leading from elevated platforms down to pedestrian underpass, August 2024 -
Platform signage for Glenferrie railway station, showing the information for the nearby Swinburne University of Technology campus in Hawthorn, just across from Glenferrie station, August 2024
Notes
- ^ weekday peaks only
References
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ "Glenferrie railway station complex, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1671, Heritage Overlay HO48". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- ^ "Glenferrie". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Getting to the Hawthorn campus". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Glenferrie". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "16 Melbourne University - Kew via St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Glenferrie railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au