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Huntingdale railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, and it opened on 25 June 1927 as East Oakleigh. It was renamed Huntingdale on 1 October 1954.[2]

Huntingdale
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view of Platform 1 in January 2021
General information
Location	Haughton Road, Oakleigh, Victoria 3166 City of Monash Australia
Coordinates	37°54′40″S 145°06′09″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	18.28 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	4 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	850 spaces
Bicycle facilities	50 racks
Disabled access	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; 95 years ago (1927-06-25)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Previous names	East Oakleigh (1927-1954)
Passengers
2008–2009	1.562 million[1]
2009–2010	1.502 million[1]  3.87%
2010–2011	1.428 million[1]  4.95%
2011–2012	1.337 million[1]  6.36%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	1.668 million[1]  24.78%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Oakleigh towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Clayton towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Clayton towards Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Oakleigh 1 2 to Clayton

In 1970, the signal box and interlocked gates were abolished at the station, as part of the grade separation of the North Road level crossing.[2] A temporary level crossing was provided with boom barriers, with the overpass opening in 1972.[2]

The station is frequented by students and staff commuting to the nearby Clayton Campus of Monash University. An express shuttle bus (route 601) operates between Huntingdale station and the campus.

Platforms, facilities and services

Huntingdale has one island platform with two faces. It has a small coffee kiosk which is open in the mornings on weekdays. The station is staffed during the morning peak hour and has toilet facilities, which are only open during this time. Access to the station is via an underpass from Railway Avenue/Huntingdale Road on the northern side of the railway line, and Haughton Road on its southern side.

In February 2018, a new bus interchange was built in the existing northern car parking lot on Railway Avenue. The upgrade also included the paving of a new car park area on the northern side of the station, along the Huntingdale Road – North Road service loop, creating 55 new parking spaces.[3] Including the Railway Avenue and Haughton Road car parks, the station has three car parks.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[4][5]

Platform 1:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Huntingdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  601 : to Monash University Clayton campus[6]
•  630 : Elwood – Monash University Clayton campus[7]
•  SmartBus   900 : Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) – Caulfield station (shared with Ventura Bus Lines)[8]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Huntingdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  704 : Oakleigh station – Westall station[9]
•  SmartBus   900 : Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) – Caulfield station (shared with CDC Melbourne)[10]

Gallery

• 
  South-east bound view from Platform 1 in May 2014

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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