Huntingdale railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code HUN
Distance from
Flinders St
17 km
Lines Cranbourne,
Pakenham
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Host station
Metlink profile Link
Metcard Zone 1+2 Overlap

Huntingdale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Huntingdale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2. Huntingdale is a possible junction for a future Rowville railway line.

Huntingdale station is classed as a Host Station.

[edit] Location

The station is located between Haughton Road and Railway Avenue. Shops are located near the station. North Road and Huntingdale Road are major roads, which bypass the railway station via an overpass of the rail line on North Road and two terminating sections of Huntingdale Road, both of which are connected to North Road only.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format. The island platform contains a large brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available. A subway is located underneath the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via Haughton Road and Railway Avenue.

[edit] History

Huntingdale station opened on Saturday, 25th June 1927 as East Oakleigh. It was renamed to Huntingdale in 1954.



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