Oakleigh railway station

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Oakleigh

Towards platform 3 from the main platform, looking in the Dandenong direction
Station statistics
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
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Other information
Station code OAK
Owned by VicTrack
Myki zone 1+2 Overlap
Station status Premium Station
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Website Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Hughesdale
 Pakenham line
Huntingdale
toward Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Huntingdale
toward Cranbourne
Location
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Oakleigh is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Oakleigh, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Oakleigh is classed as a Premium Station, and is in Metcard Zones 1+2.

Facilities

Oakleigh is located between Haughton Road and Jones Street, with station access from both via the station's underpass.

The station consists of an island layout and a side platform; Platform 1 and 2 (island platform) has a large red brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 3 has a smaller red brick building, and is not used normally unless there is a disruption on platform 1. myki ticket vending machines, replacing the earlier Metcard machines, are located at the station, and are able to top up cards as well as dispense new cards.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

  • Pakenham line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  • Cranbourne line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Bus services:

History

Oakleigh station opened 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] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 12 December 1995.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ VICSIG Infrastructure - Oakleigh
  2. ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0. 
  3. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997. 
  4. ↑
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