East Malvern is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway line. East Malvern is classed as a Premium Station and is in myki Zone 1+2 overlap.Station overviewFacilitiesEast Malvern is located between Sylvester Crescent and the Monash Freeway, with station access from Sylvester Crescent.The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine was located inside the waiting area, which was able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard ticket vending machines situated in the waiting area and at the entrance to platform 2. myki ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting room on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2. A footbridge is situated at the Glen Waverley end of the station, which was replaced in 2009 to suit the widening of the M1 Freeway.HistoryEast Malvern station opened on Sunday, 3 February 1929 as Eastmalvern and was renamed East Malvern in 1972. The railway line between East Malvern and Glen Waverley was opened on 5 May 1930. It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 21 August 1995.
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- Transit Stop