Mount Waverley railway station
Mount Waverley station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Waverley line, which is part of Melbourne's rail network. It serves the suburb of Mount Waverley in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened in 1930, as a part of the extension from East Malvern to Glen Waverley.
The station consists of two side platforms which are connected to each other via adjacent roads and a pedestrian subway. Additionally, the station is served by bus routes 623 and 733. The station is approximately 18 kilometres or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street.
Description
Mount Waverley station is located in the suburb of Mount Waverley. On the north side of the station is Millers Crescent and Hamilton Place is to the south. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.The length of both platforms is approximately, long enough for a Metro Trains 7-car HCMT. Both platforms have a single station building, with the building on Platform 1 serving as a waiting room and ticket office.
The main car park at the station is located on Alexander Street, just south-west of the station. Although there are ramps, they do not fully comply with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, as the gradient of the ramps is steeper than the maximum of 1:14 allowed under the Act.
History
Mount Waverley station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line was extended from East Malven to Glen Waverley. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley. The suburb was given the name "Mount Waverley" in 1905 to distinguish it from the neighbouring suburb of Glen Waverley.In the late 1950s, a second platform was built at the station as part of the duplication works on the Glen Waverley line. In 1972, an emergency crossover was abolished.
In 1975, the current station buildings were provided.
On 18 January 1995, Mount Waverley was the first station on the metropolitan railway system to be upgraded to a premium station.