Gardenvale railway station

Gardenvale
Southbound view in November 2007
Location	Martin Street, Gardenvale
Coordinates	37°53′48″S 145°00′15″E / 37.8967°S 145.0041°E / -37.8967; 145.0041Coordinates: 37°53′48″S 145°00′15″E / 37.8967°S 145.0041°E / -37.8967; 145.0041
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	12.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	GVE
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Elsternwick toward Flinders Street Sandringham line North Brighton toward Sandringham

Gardenvale railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Gardenvale opening on 10 December 1906.^[1]

The station is located in an unusual position, elevated above the Nepean Highway and Martin Street rail overpasses, with station access from both.

Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, Platform 2 a smaller weatherboard building. On 7 December 2009, the station was severely damaged by a fire which investigators described as "suspicious".^[2] The Platform 1 building was badly damaged. The rebuilding works completed in mid-2011 faithfully restored the building.

Platforms & services

Gardenvale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.^[3]

Platform 1:

• Sandringham line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Sandringham line: all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route to and from Gardenvale station:

• 605: to Lonsdale Street, City^[4]

References

External links

• Melway