Huntingdale railway station

Huntingdale railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern suburbs of Oakleigh, Oakleigh South and Huntingdale, and opened on 25 June 1927 as East Oakleigh. It adopted its current name on 1 October 1954.[2] The station is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne commuter rail services.

Huntingdale
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in May 2014
LocationHaughton Road
Oakleigh, Victoria 3166
Australia
Coordinates37°54′40″S 145°06′09″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance18.28 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
Connections4 bus routes
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking850 spaces
Bicycle facilities50 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed morning peak
Station codeHUN
Fare zone1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1927 (1927-06-25)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesEast Oakleigh
Traffic
Passengers (2008–2009)1.562 million[1]
Passengers (2009–2010)1.502 million[1]  3.87%
Passengers (2010–2011)1.428 million[1]  4.95%
Passengers (2011–2012)1.337 million[1]  6.36%
Passengers (2012–2013)Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013–2014)1.668 million[1]  24.78%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Pakenham line
Clayton
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Clayton
towards Cranbourne

The station is frequented by students and staff commuting to the nearby Monash University, Clayton campus. An express shuttle bus (route 601) operate between this station and the campus.

The station is accessible via an underpass from Railway Ave/Huntingdale Rd on the northern side of the railway line and Haughton Road on the southern side.

Facilities

The station 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.

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

Services

Huntingdale has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Huntingdale station:

CDC Melbourne and Ventura Bus Lines operate one SmartBus route via Huntingdale station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Huntingdale station:

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References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Huntingdale Vicsig
  3. "Huntingdale Station precinct upgrade". www.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "601 Huntingdale - Monash University (Clayton)". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "630 Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "900 Stud Park SC (Rowville) - Caulfield via Monash University & Chadstone (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "704 Oakleigh Station - Westall Station via Clayton". Public Transport Victoria.
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