Railways and Tramways of Australia
Glen Waverley Line
Glen Waverley station, 19 December 2017.
Year Opened:
Burnley–Darling 1890; Darling–East Malvern 1929; East Malvern–Glen Waverley 1930
Stations:
Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, Glen Iris, Darling, East Malvern, Holmesglen, Jordanville, Mount Waverley, Syndal, Glen Waverley
Typical Journey Time:
45 minutes (Flinders Street–Glen Waverley)
Typical Peak Frequency:
10 minutes
Typical Off-peak Frequency:
15 minutes
Typical Weekend Frequency:
20 minutes
The Glen Waverley line extends to the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It branches from the Lilydale line at Burnley and is double track throughout. The line includes gradients of 1 in 30 between Holmesglen and Glen Waverley. Almost all services on the line stop at all stations. Weekday trains commence at Flinders Street until the middle of the day, and then operate clockwise around the City Loop after this time, also running clockwise on weekends.