Traffic is flowing through Burke Road in Glen Iris free for the first time from the boom gates that have long frustrated drivers.

The first level-crossing removal has now been completed, with train tracks running under Burke Road. The state government described the crossing at Gardiner Station as among Melbourne's worst.

Burke Road after the removal of the Gardiner Street crossing. Credit:Eddie Jim

The new station will reopen on Monday with full train services scheduled to resume.

Premier Daniel Andrews said intensive works had been undertaken to remove one of the most congested level crossings.