Holmesglen railway station

Holmesglen
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view of Platform 1 and station building, January 2021
General information
LocationWarrigal Road,
Malvern East, Victoria 3145
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°52′27″S 145°05′29″E / 37.87419°S 145.09141°E / -37.87419; 145.09141
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance15.65 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking150
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHOL
Fare zoneMyki Zones 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 May 1930; 94 years ago (1930-05-05)
Rebuilt28 June 1964
ElectrifiedMay 1930 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006670,136[1]
2006–2007740,285[1] Increase 10.46%
2007–2008846,455[1] Increase 14.34%
2008–2009774,036[2] Decrease 8.55%
2009–2010780,354[2] Increase 0.81%
2010–2011854,741[2] Increase 9.53%
2011–2012763,758[2] Decrease 10.64%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014656,680[2] Decrease 14.02%
2014–2015575,443[1] Decrease 12.37%
2015–2016502,245[2] Decrease 12.72%
2016–2017516,274[2] Increase 2.79%
2017–2018531,466[2] Increase 2.94%
2018–2019531,300[2] Decrease 0.031%
2019–2020439,050[2] Decrease 17.36%
2020–2021187,800[2] Decrease 57.22%
2021–2022216,150[3] Increase 15.09%
2022–2023371,750[3] Increase 71.98%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
East Malvern
towards Flinders Street
 Glen Waverley line Jordanville
towards Glen Waverley

Holmesglen 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. Holmesglen station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 5 May 1930, with the current station provided in 1964.[4]

The station is directly connected via a walkway to the adjacent Chadstone Campus of Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, with which the station shares its name.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Holmesglen". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.