Glen Iris railway station, Melbourne

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Glen Iris
Station information

Code	GIR
Distance from Flinders St	10.3 km
Line	Glen Waverley
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	1

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

Glen Iris station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the northern end of the High Street level crossing. Tram route 6 termaintes near the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two platforms in an island format. The island platform contains a semi-large fibro building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A subway is located underneath the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via High Street.

Other connected services are the number 6 tram to Melbourne University, the 734 bus to Glen Waverley, and the 612 bus from Chadstone to Box Hill and vice versa. The tram is a short walk west along High St to the Malvern Rd intersection, and the buses are at a terminus parallel and adjacent to the platforms east.