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

Syndal
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1 in April 2015
General information
Location	Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150 City of Monash Australia
Coordinates	37°52′35″S 145°08′58″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Glen Waverley
Distance	20.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	590
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Host Station
Station code	SYN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 May 1930; 92 years ago (1930-05-05)
Rebuilt	29 November 1964
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1930)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Mount Waverley towards Flinders Street Glen Waverley line Glen Waverley Terminus
Track layout Legend to Mount Waverley 1 2 to Glen Waverley

History

Syndal station gets its name from a nearby property owned by Sir Redmond Barry, a major figure in the development of the area.[2]

In 1958, the line was duplicated between Mount Waverley and Syndal,[1] and in 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the line was duplicated between Syndal and Glen Waverley.[1]

The station was the site of a train collision involving a Hitachi and Comeng train sets on 20 November 1989.[3][4] The incident occurred after the 7.49am train from Glen Waverley ran past a red signal, and collided with the 7.46am train from Glen Waverley, at a speed of roughly 40 km/h. The 7.46am was stationary at Syndal due to a problem with the doors closing when the collision happened. 75 people were injured in the collision.[5] The lead carriage of the 7.49am train, Hitachi 90M, was later scrapped due to the collision.[6]

In 2015, the station was upgraded to include an additional 250 car parking spaces, with a new multi-deck car park, improved lighting, the installation of CCTV cameras, as well as enhanced pedestrian access.[7] The multi-deck car park officially opened on 26 October 2015.[8]

Platforms and services

Syndal has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Glen Waverley line trains.[9]

Platforms 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Glen Waverley line  services to Glen Waverley

Transport Links

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Syndal station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  SmartBus   703 : Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station[10]
•  737 : Croydon station – Monash University Clayton Campus[11]

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view from Platform 1, with construction of the multi-level car park underway, in April 2015
• 
  Station building and entrance from Hunter Street in January 2021

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au