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Glen Waverley
Xtrapolis train arrived at Darling railway station, Melbourne.
City-bound X'Trapolis trains at Darling station.
Overview
Connecting linesAlamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines
Former connectionsOuter Circle line
Stations12
Service
TypeMelbourne suburban service
SystemMetro Trains Melbourne
ServicesStopping all stations, some peak services skip East Richmond, a small amount of services may run express from Richmond-Darling
Rolling stockX'Trapolis 100
History
Commenced1890
Completed1930
Technical
Line length21.3 km (13.24 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track throughout

The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia, operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. It branches from the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines at Burnley station. It has 12 stations in PTV ticketing zones 1 and 2.

History

19th century

A rail connection from Princes Bridge station to Punt Road (Richmond) was made over a line built by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company in 1859, and their branch line from Richmond to Burnley opened in 1861.

In 1890, what would become the Glen Waverley line, opened from Burnley to Darling. The Burnley – Darling line was electrified in 1920 with a one station extension to East Malvern in 1929. In 1930, the line was extended to Glen Waverley and became the Glen Waverley railway line.

At the same time in 1890, a line known as the Outer Circle line opened, running from Oakleigh (on the Dandenong line) to Darling, continuing to Burnley (a further line of the Outer Circle junctioned north to Riversdale at Waverley Road, near to where East Malvern now is). The Outer Circle was closed in sections between 1893 and 1897, and the Burnley – Waverley Road line section was cut back to Darling in 1895.

20th century

In 1929, when the Glen Waverley line construction began its first extension from Darling to East Malvern, it was on the track of the Outer Circle line up to a short distance nigh of the new East Malvern station. The Outer Circle line would have begun its curve south towards Waverley Road and Oakleigh. The Glen Waverley line was to continue straight east and curve towards Holmesglen.

The 1950s saw the line undergo major upgrades, including the first centralised traffic control installation in Australia. Commissioned in September 1957 and 6 miles (9.7 km) in length, the Victorian Railways installed it as a prototype for the North East standard project.[1] On 6 February 1956, the Toorak Road level crossing, between Kooyong and Tooronga stations, was the first in Victoria to receive boom barriers, replacing hand operated gates.[2]

The Comeng trains were introduced to the Melbourne railway system in 1981. Initially, along with the Glen Waverley line, they were only allowed to operate on the Alamein, Belgrave, Dandenong and Lilydale lines, due to the width of the trains (10 feet (3.05 m)).[3]

On 20 November 1989, a train collision occurred at Syndal station, when a passenger train collided with a stationary train.

21st century

Future

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Network and operations

Services

Local (stopping at all stations)

Citybound services, and outbound services on weekdays mornings, goes direct to Flinders Street.

Outbound trains on weekdays afternoons and weekends starts from Flinders Street and goes via the City Loop clockwise.

During the weekdays peaks, most outbound services and one citybound skip East Richmond.

  • Every 10-15 minutes weekday daytime
  • Every 7+1⁄2 minutes morning peak
  • Every 20 minutes weekends daytime
  • Every 30 minutes weekends and weekday evenings

Express

Operates only during the evening peak on weekdays. Express services skip all stations between Richmond and Darling.

Only two outbound services and one citybound service operates using this service pattern.[4]

Stopping patterns

Operators

Route

Map
Interactive map of Glen Waverley line in eastern Melbourne.

The Glen Waverley line leaves the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines at Burnley, and crosses the Yarra River and the Monash Freeway on the Heyington Bridge to follow the freeway and the valley of Gardiners Creek through seven stations to Holmesglen. Next it rises through Jordanville and Mount Waverley stations, before reaching a peak just over 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level west of Lawrence Road. After this the line descends rapidly to a bridge across a valley before the next station, Syndal. The line rises and falls again to the terminus, Glen Waverley.

The journey from Holmesglen to the terminus involves some of the steepest grades in Melbourne (1 in 30).[5]

Despite the heavy grades, earthworks are fairly moderate. The line has several level crossings in the Gardiners Creek section, but the rest of the line crosses roads by means of bridges over or under the railway. The level crossings include one of Melbourne's three locations where the railway crosses tram lines, at Glenferrie Road near Kooyong station. The tramway crossing at Burke Road near Gardiner station was replaced with a rail-under-road bridge in 2015.[6][7][8]

Stations

The line serves 20 stations across 21 kilometres (13 mi) of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground level designs. Underground stations are present only in the City Loop, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals.[9][10]

Station Accessibility Opened Terrain Train connections Other connections
Flinders Street Yes—step free access 1854[11] Lowered
16 connections
 Trams Buses
Southern Cross 1859[11] Ground level
26 connections
 Trams Buses Coaches
Flagstaff 1985[11] Underground
10 connections
 Trams
Melbourne Central 1981[11] Trams Buses
Parliament 1983[11] Trams
Richmond No—steep ramp 1859[12] Elevated
8 connections
 Trams Buses
East Richmond Yes—step free access 1860[12] Ground level
3 connections
 Trams
Burnley No—steep ramp 1880[12]
Heyington No—stairs required 1890[12]
Kooyong Yes—step free access Trams
Tooronga Buses
Gardiner Lowered Trams
Glen Iris No—steep ramp Ground level Buses
Darling Yes—step free access
East Malvern No—steep ramp 1929[12]
Holmesglen 1930[12]
Jordanville
Mount Waverley
Syndal
Glen Waverley

Infrastructure

Rolling stock

Accessibility

A modern train arriving at a platform.
Darling station features tactile boarding indicators and other accessible features.

In compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, all stations that are new-built or rebuilt are fully accessible and comply with these guidelines.[13] Half of stations on the corridor are fully accessible, however, there are some stations that haven't been upgraded to meet these guidelines.[14] These stations do feature ramps, however, they have a gradient greater than 1 in 14.[14] Stations that are fully accessible feature ramps that have a gradient less than 1 in 14, have at-grade paths, or feature lifts.[14] These stations typically also feature tactile boarding indicators, independent boarding ramps, wheelchair accessible myki barriers, hearing loops, and widened paths.[14][15]

Projects improving station accessibility have included the Level Crossing Removal Project, which involves station rebuilds and upgrades, and individual station upgrade projects.[16][17] These works have made significant strides in improving network accessibility, with more than 50% of Glen Waverley line stations classed as fully accessible. Future station upgrade projects will continue to increase the number of fully accessible stations overtime.

Signalling

The Glen Waverley line uses three position signalling which is widely used across the Melbourne train network.[18] Three position signalling was first introduced on the line in 1919, with the final section of the line converted to the new type of signalling in 1964.[19]

References

  1. ^ Leo J. Harrigan (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Boom Barriers Operate Today". The Age. 6 February 1956. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1981. p. 185.
  4. ^ Glen Waverley Line Public Transport Victoria
  5. ^ "Metropolitan Grade Diagrams". www.victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ Burke Road, Glen Iris Level Crossing Removal Authority
  7. ^ Burke Road Level Crossing Removal Update issue 6 Level Crossing Removal Authority December 2015
  8. ^ Labor Government delivers new train station in Glen Iris Premier of Victoria 18 January 2016
  9. ^ Lee, Robert S. (2007). The railways of Victoria 1854–2004. Rosemary Annable, Donald S. Garden. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0-522-85134-2. OCLC 224727085. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Major Construction Begins On First Level Crossing Removal | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e "What year did your railway station open? | Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "What year did your railway station open? | Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)". Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Accessibility – Public Transport Ombudsman Victoria". www.ptovic.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d "Station accessibility features". Metro Trains Melbourne. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Accessing public transport". City of Melbourne. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Left behind: the fight for accessible public transport in Victoria". the Guardian. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. ^ Victoria’s Big Build (17 October 2022). "Urban design framework". Victoria’s Big Build. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  18. ^ "A walk around Gunning". vrhistory.com. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  19. ^ "National Code 3-Position Speed Signalling" (PDF).
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