Holmesglen railway station

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Holmesglen station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Malvern East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Holmesglen station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 5 May 1930, with the current station provided in 1964.[4]

Coordinates37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Holmesglen
Westbound view of Platform 1 and station building, January 2021
General information
LocationWarrigal Road,
Malvern East, Victoria 3145
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineGlen Waverley
Distance15.65 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking150
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHOL
Fare zoneMyki zones 1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 May 1930; 96 years ago (1930-05-05)
Rebuilt28 June 1964
ElectrifiedMay 1930 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006670,136[1]
2006–2007740,285[1]Increase 10.46%
2007–2008846,455[1]Increase 14.34%
2008–2009774,036[2]Decrease 8.55%
2009–2010780,354[2]Increase 0.81%
2010–2011854,741[2]Increase 9.53%
2011–2012763,758[2]Decrease 10.64%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014656,680[2]Decrease 14.02%
2014–2015575,443[1]Decrease 12.37%
2015–2016502,245[2]Decrease 12.72%
2016–2017516,274[2]Increase 2.79%
2017–2018531,466[2]Increase 2.94%
2018–2019531,300[2]Decrease 0.031%
2019–2020439,050[2]Decrease 17.36%
2020–2021187,800[2]Decrease 57.22%
2021–2022216,150[3]Increase 15.09%
2022–2023371,750[3]Increase 71.98%
2023–2024396,900[3]Increase 6.77%
2024–2025383,100[3]Decrease 3.48%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
East Malvern Glen Waverley line Jordanville
Location
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The station is directly connected via a walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, with which the station shares its name.

History

Holmesglen station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line from East Malvern was extended to Glen Waverley.[4] It is named after the father of Malvern Council at the time of its opening, Councillor L. W. Holmes.[5]

In 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the line between East Malvern and Mount Waverley was duplicated.[4] On 17 December 1965, the rail bridge near the station was the crime scene of an infamous Melbourne murder.[6]

During June and early July 1991, the station was patrolled 24 hours a day by the former Victoria Transit Patrol department, working in conjunction with local police, as part of the Public Transport Corporation "Travel Safe" program of the early 1990s.[7]

On 26 July 2000, the station was the site of a collision involving two Comeng train sets.[8]

As part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Holmesglen to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[9][10] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[11]

Platforms and services

Holmesglen has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[12]

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Holmesglen platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Glen Waverley line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [13]
2  Glen Waverley line  Glen Waverley All stations and limited express services [13]
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CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  624 : KewOakleigh station[14]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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