Glen Iris railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code GIR
Distance from
Flinders St
10.3 km
Lines Glen Waverley
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
Metlink profile Link
Metcard Zone 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 terminates 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.

[edit] History

Glen Iris station originally opened on 24 March 1890.



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