Huntingdale railway station
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Location | Haughton Road, Oakleigh, Victoria City of Monash Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°54′40″S 145°06′09″E / 37.9110°S 145.1024°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 18.28 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | 4 bus routes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 850 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 50 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No—steep ramp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, host station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | HUN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 June 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | East Oakleigh (1927–1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 1,117,215[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 1,285,843[1] 15.09% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 1,489,111[1] 15.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 1,562,325[2] 4.91% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 1,501,842[2] 3.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 1,427,573[2] 4.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 1,336,829[2] 6.35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 1,668,137[2] 24.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 1,632,856[1] 2.11% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 1,780,723[2] 9.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 1,674,674[2] 5.95% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 1,413,112[2] 15.61% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 1,592,921[2] 12.72% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 1,151,750[2] 27.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 556,100[2] 51.71% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 666,850[3] 19.91% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huntingdale railway station is a commuter railway station located adjacent to the suburbs of Oakleigh and Huntingdale located in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia.[4] The station originally opened in 1927 as "East Oakleigh".[5] It did not receive its current name until 1954.[6] The station consists of a single island platform connected to both Railway Avenue and Haughton Road via a pedestrian subway.
Huntingdale station is currently served by the
Description
Huntingdale railway station is located on the border of the suburbs of Oakleigh and Huntingdale. On the north-eastern side of the station is Railway Avenue and Haughton Road is to the south-west. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.[4] The station is approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street.[8]
Huntingdale station consists of a single
The main car park at the station is located on Railway Avenue just north-east of the station.[4] Although there are ramps 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.[9][10]
History
Opening on 25 June 1927, Huntingdale station, like the suburb itself, gets its name from the
In 1970, the
In March 2011 there was a significant amount of garbage dumped at the station car park. Metro Trains Melbourne cleaned 60 cubic metres (2,100 cu ft) of rubbish on 18 March 2011, at a cost of around $7,000.[17] A survey of commuters in August 2011 rated Huntingdale among the worst stations in Melbourne because of rubbish and graffiti at the station, unsafe access and flooding of the subway.[18]
In 2013 there was a lobbying campaign by
In 2018 the station received a $11.6 million upgrade which turned the station into a transport hub.[21] The main project during this upgrade was the construction of a new bus interchange which cost $5 million. The existing car park was also upgraded with additional parking installed. In 2015 the project was said to cost $7.6 million which is about $4 million less than the project's final cost.[20]
Platforms and services
The station is currently served by both the
Platform 1:
- Pakenham lineexpress services to Flinders Street
- Cranbourne lineexpress services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham lineall stations and limited express services to Pakenham
- Cranbourne lineall stations services to Cranbourne
Future services:
In addition to the current services the
- Sunbury line express services to Sunbury(2025 onwards)
- Airport line express services to Melbourne Airport(2029 onwards)
Transport links
Huntingdale is served by 5 bus routes all departing from the bus interchange just north of the station on Haughton Road. These routes are the prepaid route 601, 631, 704 and SmartBus route 900.[24]
Bus connections
- 601 : to Monash University Clayton Campus[25]
- 631 : Elwood to Monash University Clayton Campus[26]
- 704 : Westall station to Oakleigh station[27]
- SmartBus 900 : Rowville to Caulfield station[28]
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e "Huntingdale". www.metrotrains.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping all stations : Melbourne's unfinished rail network/opportunities lost. Clunes, Victoria.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d "Huntingdale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Huntingdale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Access Guide". www.metrotrains.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Tracks, pathways, ramps and stairs". Sport and Recreation Victoria. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1970. p. 15.
- ^ "System Sightings". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1970. p. 21.
- ^ "New Works and Re-Arrangements". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1970. p. 9.
- ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1971. p. 9.
- ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1971. p. 5.
- from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "You rate your station". Waverley Leader. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ProQuest 1317318704. Archivedfrom the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b Andrews, Daniel (10 September 2015). "Better car park part of new huntingdale transport hub". Premier of Victoria. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Huntingdale Station Precinct Upgrade". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Huntingdale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Huntingdale Station/Haughton Rd". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "601 Huntingdale - Monash University (Clayton)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "630 Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "704 Oakleigh Station - Westall Station via Clayton". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au