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Mount Waverley railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley, and it opened on 5 May 1930.[1]

Mount Waverley
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view in May 2006
General information
Location	Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149 City of Monash Australia
Coordinates	37°52′31″S 145°07′42″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Glen Waverley
Distance	19.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	200
Bicycle facilities	12
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	MWY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 May 1930; 92 years ago (1930-05-05)
Rebuilt	14 November 1955 1975
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1930)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Jordanville towards Flinders Street Glen Waverley line Syndal towards Glen Waverley
Track layout Legend to Jordanville 1 2 to Syndal

The current Platform 2 was provided in 1955.[1] In 1958, the line to Syndal station was duplicated, and in 1964, the line was duplicated to East Malvern station.[1]

In 1972, an emergency crossover at the station was abolished.[2] In 1975, the current station buildings were built.[3]

Mount Waverley was the first station on the metropolitan railway system to be upgraded to a Premium Station, which occurred on 18 January 1995.[4]

Facilities, platforms and services

Mount Waverley has two side platforms, linked by an underpass at the Up (western) end of the station, and an overpass on Stephenson Road. Platform 1 features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets.

It is served by Glen Waverley line trains.[5]

Platforms 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Glen Waverley line  all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport Links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Mount Waverley station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[6]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Mount Waverley Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  733 : Oakleigh station – Box Hill station[7]

References

External links

• Media related to Mount Waverley railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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