Glenbervie railway station

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Glenbervie
Station statistics
Coordinates 37°44′50″S 144°55′16″E / 37.7473°S 144.9210°E / -37.7473; 144.9210Coordinates: 37°44′50″S 144°55′16″E / 37.7473°S 144.9210°E / -37.7473; 144.9210
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code GBV
Owned by VicTrack
Operator Metro Trains
Myki zone Zone 1
Station status Unstaffed station
Melway map Link
Website Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Essendon
Craigieburn line
Strathmore
toward Craigieburn
Location
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Glenbervie is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Essendon, on the Craigieburn railway line. Glenbervie is unstaffed and is in Myki Zone 1.

Station overview

Facilities

Glenbervie is located between Napier Crescent and Glass Street, with station access from both.

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. Myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platform 1 and platform 2.

A pedestrian underpass is located at the Flinders Street end of the station.

History

The railway past the site of Glenbervie station was opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. The station itself opened on 11 September 1922, a year after the line was electrified.[1] The station was initially provided with small timber station buildings,[2] which were replaced by the current buildings in 1976.[3]

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. "VICSIG - Infrastructure". www.vicsig.net. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 
  2. Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9. 
  3. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0. 


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