Glenbervie railway station
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Coordinates | 37°44′50″S 144°55′16″E / 37.7473°S 144.9210°ECoordinates: 37°44′50″S 144°55′16″E / 37.7473°S 144.9210°E | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | GBV | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operator | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
Myki zone | Zone 1 | ||||||||||
Station status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Melway map | Link | ||||||||||
Website | Link, includes timetables | ||||||||||
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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:
- Craigieburn line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line - all stations services to Broadmeadows and Craigieburn.
References
- ↑ "VICSIG - Infrastructure". www.vicsig.net. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.