Oakleigh railway station

Oakleigh

Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2007
Location Haughton Road, Oakleigh
Coordinates 37°54′02″S 145°05′18″E / 37.9005°S 145.0883°E / -37.9005; 145.0883Coordinates: 37°54′02″S 145°05′18″E / 37.9005°S 145.0883°E / -37.9005; 145.0883
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance 16.59 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 400
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code OAK
Fare zone Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 8 October 1877
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Pakenham line
toward Pakenham
Cranbourne line
toward Cranbourne

Oakleigh railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, opening on 8 October 1877.[1]

The station was once the eastern end of both the Outer Circle line and the Rosstown Railway. In 1975, the signal box was provided with a route setting power interlocking system,[2] which also included the demolition of signalbox A.[3]

The former goods yard was last used in October 1984,[4] with the operations of the yard moved to Westall.[4] The overhead in siding A was removed by December of the same year, along with the points and the majority of the sidings.[4]

It was upgraded to a Premium station on 12 December 1995.[5]

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 1989. They underwent restoration in 2002.[6]

Platforms & services

Oakleigh has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[7][8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

CDC Melbourne operate two routes via Oakleigh station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Oakleigh station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate ten routes via Oakleigh station:

References

  1. Oakleigh Vicsig
  2. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  3. "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 18.
  4. 1 2 3 Works. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1985. p. 90. ISSN 0310-7477.
  5. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  6. Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Cranbourne Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. Route 624 Kew - Oakleigh timetable Archived 2 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  9. Route 625 Elsternwick - Chadstone timetable Archived 2 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  10. Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  11. Route 693 Belgrave - Oakleigh timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. Route 701 Oakleigh - Bentleigh timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. Route 704 East Clayton - Oakleigh timetable Public Transport Victoria
  14. Route 733 Oakleigh - Box Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria
  15. Route 742 Eastland -Chadstone timetable Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  16. Route 800 Dandenong - Chadstone timetable Public Transport Victoria
  17. Route 802 Dandenong - Chadstone timetable Public Transport Victoria
  18. Route 804 Dandenong - Chadstone timetable Public Transport Victoria
  19. Route 862 Dandenong - Chadstone timetable Public Transport Victoria
  20. Route 900 Rowville - Caulfield timetable Public Transport Victoria
Closed station navigation
Outer Circle line
Previous station Waverley Road | Junction
Rosstown Railway
Previous station Sugar Beet Mill | Junction
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