Syndal railway station is a

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way station on the

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, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of

Glen Waverley Glen Waverley is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located southeast of the Melbourne central business district. It is the council seat of the City of Monash local government area and a prominent suburban commercial distric ...

, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Syndal station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an

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with two faces, connected to Hunter Street and Coleman Parade via a

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. It opened on 5 May 1930, with the current station provided in 1964. Additionally, the station is served by

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703 and route 737. The station is approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) or around a 33-minute train ride from Flinders Street.

Description

Syndal station is located in the suburb of Glen Waverley. On the north side of the station is Hunter Street and Coleman Parade is to the south. The station is owned by

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, a state government agency, and is operated by

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. The length of the island platform is approximately , long enough for a Metro Trains 7-car HCMT. There is a single station building which primarily serves as a ticket office and waiting area. The main

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at the station is located on Coleman Parade just south of the station. Although there are

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s, they do not fully comply with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, as the gradient of the ramps is steeper than the maximum of 1:14 allowed under the Act.

History

Syndal station opened on 5 May 1930, when the railway line from Easmalvern was extended to Glen Waverley. The station gets its name from a nearby property owned by Sir Redmond Barry, a major figure in the development of the area. In 2015, the station was upgraded to include an additional 250 car parking spaces, with a new multi-deck car park, improved lighting, the installation of

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s, as well as enhanced pedestrian access. On 26 October of that year, the multi-deck car park officially opened. The four-story car park cost roughly $10.8 million. Although there were plans for a single-deck car park, they were largely opposed by the

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as it was not seen as cost effective.

1989 train collision

On 20 November 1989, the station was the site of a

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involving

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and

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train sets. The incident occurred after the 07:49 train from Glen Waverley passed a red signal, and collided with the 07:46 train from Glen Waverley, at a speed of roughly 40 km/h. The collision impact resulted in the stationary train being pushed roughly . The 07:46 was stationary at Syndal due to a problem with the doors closing when the collision happened. 75 people were injured in the collision.

Platforms and services

The station is currently served by the Glen Waverley line, which is operated by

. Services to Glen Waverley travel east. Services to the city head to

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, joining the Alamein,

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and Lilydale lines, before heading to

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and traveling through the

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in a clockwise direction''.'' Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

Transport links

Syndal is served by

703 and route 737. The station does not have a

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, and instead both routes depart from two separate stops, with route 703 serving the bus stop on Blackburn Road and route 737 serving the bus stop on Coleman Parade.

Blackburn Road

: Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station

Coleman Parade

* :

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–

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Clayton Campus

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Glen Waverley=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1930 Railway stations in the City of Monash