Station names on Melbourne's Glen Waverley line.

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Covering every station from the defunct Richmond Park to the busiest (and last) station on the line

Richmond Park

This station, which opened and closed in the year 1890, seems to be named after an area of land that could now be occupied by the Burnley Golf Club, Burnley Circus Park, and Burnley. This article from 1890 seems to provide evidence that there was a Richmond Park around the area at some point, and Victorian Places makes notes of how much land Richmond Park consumed. Not much else is known about the station.

Heyington

Named after nearby Heyington Place, located to the west of this railway station.

Kooyong

Kooyong is an Aboriginal word meaning 'resting place', and originated from an old name given to what is now known as Gardiners Creek. 

North Malvern was the original name given to Kooyong, but this was changed early into the stations history.

Toorak Road 

A station that is mentioned in this Argus article, this station is clearly named after Toorak Road, which crosses the Glen Waverley line. Not much else is known about this station.

1890 Argus article making note of a station existing near Toorak Road. Could it be a mistake?

Tooronga

Seems to be name after Tooronga Road, the road that crosses the line to the south of the station.

Gardiner

Gardiner is named after farm owner John Gardiner, who also has a creek named after him.

Glen Iris

Glen Iris refers to its location, as well as a property in the area that was apparently inspired by a ship called the Iris.

Darling

Named after Darling Road, located to the west of the station.

East Malvern

A station located to in the eastern part of Malvern, pretty simple. The origin of the name Malvern will be explained in a future blog. 

When East Malvern was originally opened, its name was written as one word. 'Karnak' or 'Karnak Road' appears to have also been a name that was suggested for the station, due to its proximity to Karnak Road. Several other names were also suggested for the station by Malvern Council, including 'Woodlands', 'Benson', and 'Melrose'.

Holmesglen

Holmesglen takes its name from L. W. Holmes, a Councillor for the Malvern area. 

Jordanville

A former suburb, Jordanville takes its name from a family called the Jordans, which consisted of John Jordan, a Councillor.  

Jordanville station appears to have been sometimes referred to as 'Kabbareng' during its construction. Many residents did not approve the name of Kabbareng, with one person writing a letter to the editor claiming that the name was inappropriate because of concerns that stemmed from racism. Kabbareng is an Aboriginal word meaning 'upper'.

Mount Waverley

Mount Waverley is a reference to both its elevation, its proximity to a deep valley, and the 1814 novel 'Waverley', written by Sir Walter Scott. 

Mount Waverley was originally expected to open with the name 'Highview', but this did not occur.

Syndal

This station, as well as the locality (formerly a suburb) of the same name, take their name from a farm and orchid  of the same name that was originally located in the area. The owner of the farm was man named Redmond Barry, a judge who was well known for his contributions in academia. The farm was located on High Street Road.

Glen Waverley

Glen Waverley's name origin is similar to that of Mount Waverley, with both suburbs deriving their names from a valley in the area, as well as the 1814 novel 'Waverley'.

Conclusion

That is all for this week, thanks for reading!

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