East Malvern railway station

East Malvern
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view of the station platforms,
January 2021
General information
LocationSylvester Crescent,
Malvern East, Victoria 3145
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°52′37″S 145°04′10″E / 37.87694°S 145.06933°E / -37.87694; 145.06933
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance13.75 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking676
Bicycle facilitiesYes (26 protected racks)
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeEMV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 February 1929; 95 years ago (1929-02-03)
Rebuilt1975
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (May 1930)
Previous namesEastmalvern (1929–1972)
Passengers
2017–2018493,806[1]Increase 15.96%
2018–2019481,150[1]Decrease 2.56%
2019–2020400,500[1]Decrease 16.76%
2020–2021127,600[1]Decrease 68.14%
2021–2022176,600[2]Increase 38.4%
2022–2023320,100[2]Increase 81.25%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Darling Glen Waverley line Holmesglen

East Malvern railway station is a commuter railway station on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Malvern East, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3] East Malvern station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 3 February 1929, with the current station provided in 1975.[4]

The station was provisionally named Karnak. However, during construction, it was renamed to Eastmalvern.[5]

Initially opened as Eastmalvern, the station was given its current name of East Malvern on 29 February 1972.

  1. ^ a b c d Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "East Malvern Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "East Malvern". vicsig.net. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ^ Bau, Mark. "Darling Signalling Diagram 1928". Victorian Railways.net. Retrieved 27 May 2023.