Huntingdale railway station

Huntingdale
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view of station building and Platform 1, January 2021
General information
LocationHaughton Road,
Oakleigh, Victoria
City of Monash
Australia
Coordinates37°54′40″S 145°06′09″E / 37.9110°S 145.1024°E / -37.9110; 145.1024
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance18.28 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking850 spaces
Bicycle facilities50 racks
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHUN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1927; 97 years ago (1927-06-25)
Rebuilt1970
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesEast Oakleigh (1927–1954)
Passengers
2005–20061,117,215[1]
2006–20071,285,843[1] Increase 15.09%
2007–20081,489,111[1] Increase 15.8%
2008–20091,562,325[2] Increase 4.91%
2009–20101,501,842[2] Decrease 3.87%
2010–20111,427,573[2] Decrease 4.94%
2011–20121,336,829[2] Decrease 6.35%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,668,137[2] Increase 24.78%
2014–20151,632,856[1] Decrease 2.11%
2015–20161,780,723[2] Increase 9.05%
2016–20171,674,674[2] Decrease 5.95%
2017–20181,413,112[2] Decrease 15.61%
2018–20191,592,921[2] Increase 12.72%
2019–20201,151,750[2] Decrease 27.69%
2020–2021556,100[2] Decrease 51.71%
2021–2022666,850[3] Increase 19.91%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Oakleigh
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Clayton
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
Legend
to Oakleigh
1
2
to Clayton

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 Pakenham and Cranbourne lines which are both part of the Melbourne railway network.[7] Additionally the station is served by five bus routes including the 601 university shuttle and SmartBus route 900.[4] The station is approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) or around a 30-minute train ride away from Flinders Street.[8]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Anderson, Rick (2010). Stopping all stations : Melbourne's unfinished rail network/opportunities lost. Clunes, Victoria.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference VictorianPlacesHuntingdale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Huntingdale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.