Glen Waverley railway line, Melbourne

VictorianRailwayLineInfobox
type = mel
name = Glen Waverley
yearcommenced = 1890
yearcompleted = 1930
yearclosed =
fate =
lengthkm = 22.25
stations =12
tracks = Double track throughout
users = Connex Melbourne
servicepattern = Stopping all stations, some peak expresses
RollingStock = north
connections = Belgrave and Lilydale lines
formerconnections = Outer Circle line

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The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Lilydale line at Burnley station. It has 12 stations in Metcard ticketing Zones 1 and 2.

Description

The Glen Waverley line leaves the Lilydale line at Burnley and crosses the Yarra River to follow the Monash 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 convert|120|m|ft|lk=on above sea level before 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).

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 two of Melbourne's four locations where the railway crosses tram lines. These are at Glenferrie Road near Kooyong Station and at Burke Road near Gardiner Station.

Infrastructure

The line is double-tracked throughout, and controlled by automatic block signalling. Intermediate terminating facilities are provided only at Darling, although it is not normally used. Stabling facilities are provided at the junction (Burnley) and the terminus (Glen Waverley).

History

A line known as the Outer Circle was originally developed to link the Gippsland line with Spencer Street Station The Outer Circle opened in 1890 from Oakleigh (on the Pakenham line) to Riversdale .

At the same time, what became the Glen Waverley line opened from Burnley to Darling, junctioning with the Outer Circle at Waverley Road (near the modern East Malvern). The Outer Circle was closed in sections between 1893 and 1897 and the Burnley – Waverley Road line was cut back to Darling in 1895.

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

The Burnley – Darling line was electrified in 1920 and extended to Glen Waverley in 1930 to become the Glen Waverley railway line.

Line guide

Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; "italic" stations are staffed; and stations with an asterisk (*) are manned only during morning peak.

Branches from the Belgrave and Lilydale lines at Burnley.

External links

* [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/route/view/7 Timetables]
* [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/maps_stations_stops/metropolitan_trains/glen_waverley_line Official line map]
* [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/maps_stations_stops/metropolitan_trains Network map]
* [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&section=lineguide&line=Glen%20Waverley Statistics and detailed schematic map] at the [http://www.vicsig.net/ vicsig] enthusiast website