GARDINER RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE

'Gardiner' is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Gardiner station is unmanned.

Contents

Location

Facilities

History

Location

The station is located at the western end of the Burke Road tramway crossing, near the Monash Freeway interchange. Tram route 72 is a short walk from the station.

Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large weatherboard building while platform 2 contains a brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A signal box is located at the DOWN direction of the station, to control the tramway crossing. A large car park on the northern side of the station accommodates 200 vehicles.
Both platforms can be accessed via Burke Road.

History

Gardiner station originally opened on Monday, 24 March 1890.