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Location | Haughton Road, Oakleigh, Victoria 3166 City of Monash Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°54′02″S145°05′18″E / 37.9005°S 145.0883°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 16.59 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side (excluding one removed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (excluding one removed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 400 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | OAK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 8 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | March 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 1,230,782 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 1,334,312 [1] 8.41% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 1,488,092 [1] 11.52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 1,601,218 [2] 7.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 1,736,247 [2] 8.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 1,817,162 [2] 4.66% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 1,760,183 [2] 3.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 2,044,879 [2] 16.17% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 1,926,482 [1] 5.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 2,067,254 [2] 7.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 2,063,917 [2] 0.161% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 1,812,286 [2] 12.19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 1,733,101 [2] 4.36% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 1,215,300 [2] 29.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 765,050 [2] 37.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 836,350 [3] 9.31% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oakleigh railway station is a commuter railway station in the suburb of Oakleigh in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened in 1877 as the up end of the Gippsland line, with the station being electrified in 1922. [4] [5] Oakleigh is a ground-level premium station, consisting of two sides that are connected to each other via the adjacent roads, and both platforms are connected to each other via a pedestrian subway. [6]
Oakleigh station is currently served by the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. [7] The station is further served by 11 bus routes, including two SmartBus services. The station is approximately 15 kilometres (9.4 mi) or around a 27-minute train ride away from Flinders Street. [8]
Oakleigh railway station the main station in the suburb of Oakleigh. On the north side of the station is Portman Street, and Haughton Road is on the south. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. [6] The station is approximately 15 kilometres (9.4 mi) or around a 27-minute train ride away from Flinders Street. [8]
Oakleigh station consists of two side platforms that are connected by a pedestrian subway, previously, platform 1 was an island platform, and the station consisted of three platforms. [9] The two platforms have direct station entrances on their adjacent roads, with platform 1 having an entrance on Haughton Road and platform 2 having an entrance on Portman Street.
There are three car parks at the station. [8] Oakleigh station is fully accessible as the subway features lift access and both platform entrances feature ramps. [10]
In 1877, the station opened as the western end of the Gippsland railway line, it received its current location in 1879, when the line was extended to South Yarra railway station. [11]
In 1883, the track was duplicated from Caulfield to Oakleigh, and in 1891, the line was duplicated to Dandenong. [12]
In 1888, the Rosstown line opened, with Oakleigh being the eastern terminus. [13] Two years later, the outer circle line opened from Oakleigh to Waverley Road station. [14]
In c. 1910, the station featured two side platforms with an additional centre track. By this time, the station was controlled by two signal boxes; "A" at the city end, controlling the Warrigal Road level crossing and interlocked gates, and "B", between the station and yard, controlling the latter. In 1915, a new station building had been constructed to the same style as Box Hill, Caulfield, Essendon, Heidelberg and Spotswood in the Melbourne area, and Castlemaine and Warragul in the country. [15] A new platform was provided on the south side, plus a fifth track for engines to run around their consists. [16] [17]
In March 1922, electrification was extended from Caulfield to Oakleigh, and this was extended to Dandenong during December of that same year. [12] Around the same time, the Hanover Street bridge was built across the Dandenong end of the goods yard, with alterations to the passenger sidings and the run-around loop south of the station was abolished. [18]
Three-position signalling was extended from Carnegie to the city end of Oakleigh (exclusive) in December 1940. [19] [12] Extension of the signalling to Huntingdale and Clayton, in lieu of Winters Double Line Block safeworking, did not occur until 1970, in conjunction with the North Road (Huntingdale) grade separation project.
In 1968, the Warrigal Road level crossing was closed, and, in conjunction with the demolition of shops, a new road overpass was provided. The original Warrigal Road surface was partially retained as a slip lane to serve a handful of shops along the western boundary. The road bridge piers were spaced to allow extension of the track from the southernmost platform in the citybound direction. [20]
In 1975, the track layout was drastically simplified, and both signal boxes were abolished and demolished, being replaced with a new, experimental route-setting power interlocking system located in the middle of the southern station building. [21] [22]
The new signal panel included a "switch out" feature, allowing the station's signalling to operate automatically during periods of reduced traffic. To facilitate this, the island platform was used for most trains, with high-speed (65 km/h, 40 mph) turnouts provided at either end to avoid trains slowing down significantly for the diverging movements. Station staff operated the signal panel during busier times to allow access to or from the goods yard, terminating trains, or overtaking moves in either direction. [23]
In May 1984, the goods yard was officially closed to traffic, with the exception of briquette traffic, which was still being received. Way and Works waggon HD205, which had been parked at the city end of the through siding for years, was transferred to the Caulfield depot on 22 June 1984. [24] By October that year, the briquette traffic had also shifted to Westall. [25] The overhead in siding "A" was removed by December of that year, along with the points and the majority of the sidings. [25]
In March 1987, a guards' indicator light was provided for signal post 16, controlling citybound moves from Platform 1. [26]
As of April 1988, suburban timetables specified an overtaking move between outbound suburban and country trains, where the 16:53 and 17:36 departures from Flinders Street to Dandenong were each scheduled to wait 3 minutes at Oakleigh, for a Traralgon and Warragul service, respectively. [27]
Since 1989, the station has featured over 40 plywood cut-outs on its walls and surrounding the station. These illustrate the life stories of Oakleigh residents, who were aged between 15 and 70, when the murals were unveiled in September of that year. In 2002, they underwent restoration. [28] About half of these have since been restored, and glue can still be seen on the walls of the station building where the remainder had previously been placed.
On 12 December 1995, Oakleigh was upgraded to a premium station. [29]
When the Cranbourne line was electrified in 1995, trains that had previously terminated at Oakleigh were extended, and the passenger train stabling sidings fell into disuse. The extended goods siding that was along the north side fell out of use and was abolished around the same time, although the shell of the citybound dwarf signal at the down end remained in place until 2018. As a result, the signal panel was generally only used when the underpass flooded, as all trains in both directions could be diverted to the north-side platform (by then renamed Platform 3). The suburban sidings were restored to service in late 2004, but were only used occasionally after that, with further periods out of service. [30]
In 2018, the former platform 1 was removed. As a result, the island platform on the southern end of the station was converted into a side platform, and the former platforms 2 and 3 were renumbered to platforms 1 and 2. [31]
Throughout 2018–2019, Oakleigh was upgraded and modernised. Two concourses were built, lifts were installed, and the underpass was refurbished. Two heritage-listed buildings were maintained as originally built. [31] [32]
The station is currently served by both the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are both operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Services to East Pakenham and Cranbourne travel together south-east towards Dandenong before splitting into two separate lines. Services to the city run express from Caulfield (Malvern during off-peak) to South Yarra before stopping at all stations to Flinders Street via the City Loop. [7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Future services:
In addition to the current services, the Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel. [33]
Oakleigh Station is served by a total of eleven bus connections, including two Smartbus routes. Most routes (624, 693, 704, 742, 800, 802, 804, 862, and Smartbus Routes 900 and 903) serve the bus interchange on Portman Street just north of the railway station. [34] Whereas bus routes 625, 701, and 733 serve the bus stop on Johnson Street. [35] On Haughton Road there is a rail replacement bus stop used during rail works on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines mainly along the Westall to Caulfield section.
South Yarra railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham and Sandringham lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the southern Melbourne suburb of South Yarra in Victoria, Australia. South Yarra is a ground-level premium station featuring six platforms, with two island platforms and two side platforms accessible by an overground concourse. It opened on 22 December 1860.
Toorak railway station is a commuter railway station on the northern boundary of Armadale, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879. The station is named after the nearby suburb of Toorak—located north of the station. The station consists of an island platform and two side platforms all accessed by a pedestrian bridge. There are two principal station buildings located on the central platform and on platform 4, consisting of a small two and one-story brick buildings. These buildings were provided in 1914, as ticketing and staff offices. The station is only partially accessible due to a multiple steep access ramps.
Malvern railway station is a commuter railway station that is part of the Melbourne railway network in Victoria, Australia. The station is located on the southern border of Malvern, a suburb of Melbourne, and was opened on 7 May 1879. The station complex consists of an island platform and two side platforms all accessed by a pedestrian bridge. There are two red brick Edwardian-era station buildings, constructed in 1914 as ticketing and staff offices. The entire complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register because of its architectural significance and its role in the development of Malvern as a significant metropolitan centre. The station is only partially accessible because of multiple steep access ramps.
Caulfield railway station is a commuter railway station on the northern boundary of Caulfield East, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1879 and rebuilt from 1913 to 1914, the station complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and is noted as an example of Federation Free Style architecture. It is named after the nearby suburb of Caulfield, located southwest of the station.
Cheltenham railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Cheltenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cheltenham station is a below ground premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in 2020.
Carnegie railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Carnegie, in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station originally opened in 1879 as Rosstown. The station received its current name in 1909 alongside the renaming of the suburb. Carnegie is an elevated premium station, consisting of a single island platform connected to the station concourse on Koornang Road via escalators, lifts and a staircase.
Murrumbeena railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Murrumbeena, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Murrumbeena is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 14 May 1879, with the current station provided in 2018.
Hughesdale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Murrumbeena, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hughesdale station is an elevated host station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 28 February 1925, with the current station provided in 2018.
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. The station originally opened in 1927 as "East Oakleigh". It did not receive its current name until 1954. Huntingdale is a ground-level host station, consisting of a single island platform connected to both Railway Avenue and Haughton Road via a pedestrian subway.
Westall railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Clayton South, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Westall station is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 6 February 1951, with the current station provided in 2010.
Springvale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Springvale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Springvale station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 September 1880, with the current station provided in 2014.
Sandown Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Springvale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sandown Park station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened 19 June 1965.
Yarraman railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburbs of Noble Park and Dandenong, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station was named after the nearby Yarraman Creek, a first-order tributary of the lower Dandenong Creek/Patterson River system. Yarraman is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 21 December 1976.
Dandenong railway station is a commuter, regional railway station and the junction point of the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Dandenong, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Dandenong station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 8 October 1877, with the current station provided in 1995.
Hallam railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Hallam, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hallam station is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1880, with the current station provided in 2022.
Berwick railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Pakenham and Gippsland lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network and Regional railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Berwick, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Berwick station is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1877.
Cranbourne railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Cranbourne line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Cranbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cranbourne station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current station provided in 2008. It initially closed on 24 July 1993, then reopened on 24 March 1995.
Glen Waverley railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Glen Waverley in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station originally opened in 1930 as part of the line's extension from Eastmalvern. The station consists of a single island platform with two faces, that is connected to Kingsway via a ramp on the station's eastern end.
The Pakenham line is a commuter railway line on the Melbourne metropolitan railway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, the line is coloured light blue and is one of the two lines that constitute the Caulfield group. It is the city's longest metropolitan railway line at 57 kilometres (35 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to East Pakenham station in the south-east, serving 27 stations via South Yarra, Caulfield, Oakleigh, and Dandenong.
The Cranbourne line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's second longest metropolitan railway line at 44 kilometres (27 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Cranbourne station in the south-east, serving 24 stations via the City Loop, South Yarra, Caulfield, Oakleigh, and Dandenong. The line operates for approximately 20 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 to 15 minutes are operated with services every 15–20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Cranbourne line run with a seven-car formation operated by High Capacity Metro Trains.