| Holmesglen | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Warrigal Road, Malvern East, Victoria 3145 |
| Borough: | City of Stonnington |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.8742°N 145.0914°W |
| Distance: | 15.65 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | 150 |
| Rebuilt: | 28 June 1964 |
| Electrified: | May 1930 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | No—steep ramp |
| Code: | HOL |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zones 1/2 overlap |
| Status: | Operational, host station |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | collapsed |
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.[1]
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.
Holmesglen station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line from East Malvern was extended to Glen Waverley.[1] It is named after the father of Malvern Council at the time of its opening, Councillor L. W. Holmes.[2]
In 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the line between East Malvern and Mount Waverley was duplicated.[1] On 17 December 1965, the rail bridge near the station was the crime scene of an infamous Melbourne murder.[3]
During June and early July 1991, the station was patrolled 24 hours a day by the former Victoria Transit Patrol department, working in conjunction with local police, as part of the Public Transport Corporation "Travel Safe" program of the early 1990s.[4]
On 26 July 2000, the station was the site of a collision involving two Comeng train sets.[5]
On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Holmesglen to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[6] [7] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[8]
Holmesglen has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[9]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Holmesglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: