East Malvern railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}{{Infobox station
| name = East Malvern
| type = PTV commuter rail station
| style = Melbourne
| image = East Malvern railway station - Melbourne b.jpg
| caption = Westbound view of the station platforms,
January 2021
| address = Sylvester Crescent,
Malvern East, Victoria 3145
| borough = City of Stonnington
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|37.87694|S|145.06933|E|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| distance = 13.75 kilometres from Southern Cross
| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Glen Waverley|croute}}
| other = {{rint|melbourne|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus
| structure = At-grade
| platform = 2 side
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = 676
| bicycle = Yes (26 protected racks)
| opened = {{start date and age|1929|2|3|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = 1975
| electrified = 1500 V DC overhead (May 1930)
| accessible = No — steep ramp
| code = EMV
| owned = VicTrack
| operator = Metro Trains
| zone = Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
| status = Operational, premium station
| former = Eastmalvern (1929–1972)
| passengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 493,806[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 15.96}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 481,150|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = -2.56}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 400,500|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -16.76}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 127,600|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -68.14}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 176,600[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 38.4}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 320,100|pass_year = 2022–2023|pass_percent = 81.25}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Glen Waverley|left=Darling|right=Holmesglen}}
| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1058 Public Transport Victoria]
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East Malvern railway station is a commuter railway station on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Malvern East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Public Transport |title=East Malvern Station |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=Public Transport Victoria |language=en-GB}} East Malvern station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 3 February 1929, with the current station provided in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/East-Malvern|title=East Malvern|website=vicsig.net|access-date=29 April 2023}}
The station was provisionally named Karnak. However, during construction, it was renamed to Eastmalvern.{{Cite web |last=Bau |first=Mark |title=Darling Signalling Diagram 1928 |url=https://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/darl28.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Victorian Railways.net}}
Initially opened as Eastmalvern, the station was given its current name of East Malvern on 29 February 1972.
History
The first section of what later became the Glen Waverley line opened on 3 March 1890, as part of the Outer Circle railway connecting Burnley and Oakleigh stations. After the Outer Circle line from Oakleigh to Camberwell was closed on 9 December 1895, trains from Melbourne terminated at Darling.
East Malvern station opened on 3 February 1929 as a one-stop extension of the Darling line. The line was extended from East Malvern to Glen Waverley in the following year.
Until the 1950s there was a dock platform at the down end of Platform 1, which could accommodate trains of up to three cars. However, it was typically used by a single swing-door "dogbox" car,{{Cite web |title=Glen Waverley, 1960s {{!}} Melbourne tram, Melbourne suburbs, Time in australia |url=https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/glen-waverley-1960s--295971006742929051/ |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=Pinterest}} which ran a shuttle service between East Malvern and Glen Waverley, because most off-peak trains terminated at East Malvern.{{cite web |title=Electric suburban train on Darling to Glen Waverley line, Mount Waverley, 1929. |url=http://museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image.aspx?PID=535 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808203854/http://museumvictoria.com.au/railways/image.aspx?PID=535 |archive-date=8 August 2008 |access-date=24 March 2022 |publisher=Museum Victoria}} Every second or third train to East Malvern connected with the Glen Waverley shuttle. The dock platform was abolished in 1954 after the restructuring of services. Two years later, the line between East Malvern and Darling was duplicated, with duplication from East Malvern to Mount Waverley occurring in 1964.
The station was rebuilt in 1975 due to the construction of the adjacent South Eastern Arterial link.{{cite magazine|date=July 1975|title=Glen Waverley|magazine=Victorian Railways|publisher=VicRail|page=103}}
File:East malvern station.jpg, December 2009.]]
Around that time, parcel facilities were abolished.{{cite magazine|date=March 1975 |title=Traffic |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=68}} 1988 saw the opening of a pedestrian overpass serving both platforms, as well as crossing what had become by then the Monash Freeway.{{cite magazine |date=March 1988 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=93}} As part of the freeway project, the line was rerouted through an artificial tunnel, and a timber trestle bridge crossing a local creek was replaced.{{cite magazine |date=April 1988 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=123}} East Malvern was upgraded to a premium station on 21 August 1995.{{cite magazine |date=October 1997 |title=Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Heritage Society |page=310}}
There have been some minor changes in the 21st century, with the footbridge being rebuilt in 2009 to accommodate the widening of the Monash Freeway, and the provision of a Parkiteer secure bike cage next to the entrance of Platform 1 in the 2010s.{{Cite news |title=Parkiteer {{!}} Secure cage locations |language=en-US |work=Bicycle Network |url=https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/our-services/parkiteer/locations/ |access-date=3 December 2018}}
Description
The station is close to the Waverley Road shopping precinct and Waverley Park.{{Cite web |title=Waverley Park |url=https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Community/Parks-and-sporting-facilities/Waverley-Park |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=www.stonnington.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}} It is {{convert|13.75|km}}, or a 25-minute train journey, from Southern Cross station. The two platforms are approximately {{convert|160|m}} long, with asphalt surfaces and concrete edges.
The station building, platforms, and overpass remain largely as when they were rebuilt in 1975, with the main changes being updated signage and more car parking. There are now 675 car parks on the south side of the station.https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/714471/Neerim-Road-and-Glen-Huntly-Road-car-parking-fact-sheet.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Malvern East parking – Car Parks, Street Parking, Private Garages |url=https://en.parkopedia.com.au/parking/malvern_east/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=en.parkopedia.com.au}} On the Metro Trains website, the station is described as "assisted access", because the access ramp is too steep for wheelchair users to traverse on their own.{{Cite web |title=East Malvern |url=https://www.metrotrains.com.au/stations/east-malvern/ |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=www.metrotrains.com.au}}
Platforms and services
East Malvern has two side platforms. It is served by Glen Waverley line trains.{{cite PTV route|Glen Waverley|mode=train}}
Platform 1:
- {{RouteBox|Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- {{RouteBox|Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}}|white}} all stations services to Glen Waverley
Transport links
East Malvern station connects with the route 612 bus service from Box Hill station to Chadstone Shopping Centre.{{cite PTV route|612}} The nearest bus stop is 200 metres away, in Malvern Road, although rail replacement bus stops are located adjacent to the station.
Bus connections:
- {{color box|ed0277|612|white}}: Box Hill station – Chadstone Shopping Centre
Footnotes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1058/east-malvern-station/0/train/#StopPage:::datetime=2022-12-29T09%3A21%3A29.944Z&directionId=-1&showAllDay=false&_auth=b5bece21821c968093d749eff4da40371de90d24b6a5dea8844cfa4fb34562cf Public Transport Victoria]
- {{commons category-inline|East Malvern railway station, Melbourne}}
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Category:Premium Melbourne railway stations