Holmesglen railway station

Holmesglen
Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
General information
Location	Warrigal Road, Malvern East
Coordinates	37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Glen Waverley
Distance	15.65 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	150
Other information
Status	Host station
Station code	HOL
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 May 1930
Electrified	Yes
Services
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Holmesglen railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East on the eastern boarderline, also serving the adjacent suburbs of Chadstone and Ashwood, opening on 5 May 1930.

The station is directly connected via walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of Holmesglen Institute of Tafe, with which the station shares its name.

The station was the site of a train crash in 2000. The rail bridge near the station was the crime-scene of an infamous Melbourne murder in the 1960s.

Platforms & services

Holmesglen has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.

Platforms 1:

• Glen Waverley line: services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Glen Waverley line: services to Glen Waverley

Transport Links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Holmesglen Station:

• 624: Kew - Oakleigh station

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Holmesglen station:

•  SmartBus  903: Altona station - Mordialloc station

External links

• Media related to Holmesglen railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway