Gardiner railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Gardiner


CODE=GAR
DISTANCE=9.4 km
LINES=Glen Waverley
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19912 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19912#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1

Gardiner is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. Gardiner station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

The station is located at the western end of the Burke Road tramway crossing, near the Monash Freeway interchange, with station access from Carroll and Burke Roads.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (citybound) has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 (Glen Waverley bound) has a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A signal box is located on platform 2 at the DOWN end of the station, to control the tramway crossing. A large car park on the northern side of the station accommodates 200 vehicles.

Tram route 72 is a short walk from the station, on Burke Road.

History

Gardiner station opened on March 24 1890.

MelbourneStations
Line=Glen Waverley line
Previous=Tooronga
Here=Gardiner
Next=Glen Iris