Glenferrie railway station facts for kids
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Glenferrie
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Eastbound view of Platform 2 in June 2004
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| Location | Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′18″S 145°02′12″E / 37.8216°S 145.0367°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave Alamein |
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| Distance | 8.12 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | GFE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 April 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014-2015) | Not measured | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2015-2016) | 2.80 million  2.07% |
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| Passengers (2016-2017) | 2.73 million 2.35% |
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| Passengers (2017-2018) | 2.72 million 0.48% |
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Glenferrie railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. The station opened as Glenferrie Road on 3 April 1882, and was renamed Glenferrie on 1 September 1882. It was upgraded to a Premium station on 26 February 1996.
The station complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Platforms & services
Glenferrie has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line trains.
Platform 1:
- Alamein line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line: weekend all stations to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: weekend all stations to Belgrave
- Lilydale line: weekday peak hour all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street. Off-peak express services run express past this platform.
- Belgrave line: weekday peak hour all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street. Off-peak express services run express past this platform.
Platform 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Lilydale
- Alamein line: weekday all stations services to Alamein
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Blackburn
Transport links
Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenferrie station:
- 16: Melbourne University - Kew
Images for kids
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Eastbound view of Platform 2 in June 2004
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