Glen Waverley railway line
| Glen Waverley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Type | Melbourne suburban service | ||
| System | Metro Trains Melbourne | ||
| Connecting lines | Alamein,Belgrave and Lilydale lines | ||
| Former connections | Outer Circle line | ||
| Stations | 12 | ||
| Services | Stopping all stations, some peak expresses | ||
| Operation | |||
| Commenced | 1890 | ||
| Completed | 1930 | ||
| Rolling stock | Comeng, X'Trapolis | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 22.25 km (13.83 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double track throughout | ||
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The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from the Lilydale at Burnley station. It has 12 stations in PTV ticketing Zones 1 and 2.
The Glen Waverley line leaves the Lilydale line at Burnley, and crosses the Yarra River to follow the Monash Freeway and the valley of Gardiners Creek through seven stations to Holmesglen. Next it rises through Jordanville and Mount Waverley stations, before reaching a peak just over 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level west of Lawrence Road. After this the line descends rapidly to a bridge across a valley before the next station, Syndal. The line rises and falls again to the terminus, Glen Waverley.
The journey from Holmesglen to the terminus involves some of the steepest grades in Melbourne (1 in 30).
Despite the heavy grades, earthworks are fairly moderate. The line has several level crossings in the Gardiners Creek section, but the rest of the line crosses roads by means of bridges over or under the railway. The level crossings include one of Melbourne's three locations where the railway crosses tram lines, at Glenferrie Road near Kooyong station. The tramway crossing at Burke Road near Gardiner station was replaced with a road-over-rail bridge in 2015.
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