Huntingdale railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in

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. 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.

History

Opening on 25 June 1927, Huntingdale station, like the suburb itself, gets its name from the

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, which occupied parts of the suburb (then known as East Oakleigh) from 1887 to 1929. The land that was occupied by the Hunt Club was later acquired by the Eastern Golf Club, which became the

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in 1940. In 1970, the

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and interlocked gates at the station were abolished, as part of the

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of the North Road

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. A temporary level crossing was provided with

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s whilst construction was undertaken and, in that year, the current station building and

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were provided. In 1971, the

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was extended at the Down end and, in 1972, the

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opened. The station is frequented by students and staff commuting to the nearby Clayton Campus of

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. 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

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which is open in the mornings on weekdays. The station is staffed during the morning

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and has

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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

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was built in the existing northern

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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. Including the Railway Avenue and Haughton Road car parks, the station has three car parks. It is serviced by

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' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Pakenham * all stations services to Cranbourne By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines will be

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with those on the

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, via the new

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Transport links

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operates three routes via Huntingdale station, under contract to

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: * : to

Clayton Campus * :

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– Monash University Clayton Campus * : Stud Park Shopping Centre (

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) – Caulfield station (shared with

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) Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Huntingdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Oakleigh station – Westall station * : Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) – Caulfield station (shared with CDC Melbourne)

Gallery

File:Huntingdale Railway Station.jpg, South-east bound view from Platform 1 in May 2014

References

External links

Melway map
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