Description
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 two of Melbourne's four locations where the railway crosses tram lines. These are at Glenferrie Road near Kooyong Station and at Burke Road near Gardiner Station.
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