Glen Iris railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | GIR |
| Distance from Flinders St |
10.3 km |
| Lines | Glen Waverley |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Unmanned station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 |
Glen Iris is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Glen Iris station is unmanned.
[edit] Location
The station is located at the northern end of the High Street level crossing. Tram route 6 terminates near the station.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of two platforms in an island format. The island platform contains a semi-large fibro building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A subway is located underneath the station.
Both platforms can be accessed via High Street.
Other connected services are the number 6 tram to Melbourne University, the 734 bus to Glen Waverley, and the 612 bus from Chadstone to Box Hill and vice versa. The tram is a short walk west along High St to the Malvern Rd intersection, and the buses are at a terminus parallel and adjacent to the platforms east.
[edit] History
Glen Iris station originally opened on 24 March 1890.
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