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Glen Huntly railway station

Coordinates: 37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8899°S 145.0421°E / -37.8899; 145.0421
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Not to be confused with Glenhuntly tram depot.

Glenhuntly
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in December 2021
General information
LocationGlen Huntly Road,
Glen Huntly, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8899°S 145.0421°E / -37.8899; 145.0421
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance13.46 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island with one operating face)
Tracks3
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking190
Bicycle facilities3
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeGHY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)
Rebuilt1 July 1987
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (March 1922)
Previous namesGlen Huntly Road (1881-1882)
Glen Huntly (1882-1937)
Passengers
2008-20091.341 million[1]
2009-20101.312 million[1] Decrease 2.16%
2010-20111.202 million[1] Decrease 8.38%
2011-20121.066 million[1] Decrease 11.31%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.976 million[1] Decrease 8.44%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Caulfield
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Ormond
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Caulfield
Neerim Road
(Removing by 2024)
Glenhuntly Road
(Removing by 2024)
1
3
2
to Ormond

Glenhuntly railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Huntly, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road. It was renamed Glen Huntly on 1 September 1882, and renamed Glenhuntly on 20 April 1937.[2]

History

Glenhuntly station, like the suburb itself, was named after the ship Glen Huntly, which docked at Point Ormond (then known as Little Red Bluff) on 7 April 1840 with typhus fever onboard. A track leading to the Point and subsequent quarantine station was named Glen Huntly Road.[3]

It is located next to a tram square, one of only three remaining level crossings in Melbourne at which tram and train tracks intersect, along with their electrified overhead wires. A small signal box is located at the Flinders Street end of the tram square, which controls the tramway crossing.

The former briquette depot at Glenhuntly was demolished in March/April 1975.[4] In 1977, the station was closed to goods traffic.[2]

In 1986, a crossover that was located at the Down end of the station was abolished.[2]

In the mid 1980s, as part of works to add a third track on the Frankston line, the western platform was converted to an island platform.[5] During this time, the original station building, built in the 1880s, was demolished, and was replaced with the present brick structure, which was opened on 1 July 1987 by the then Minister for Transport Tom Roper, and former Member for Glenhuntly Dr. Gerard Vaughan. It was also during this time that boom barriers were provided at the Glen Huntly Road level crossing and the nearby Neerim Road level crossing, in 1986 and 1987 respectively.[6][2] The Up face of the island platform was brought into use on 28 June 1987.[7]

In November 2016, three women and one girl were attacked by a man with a knife at the station. A 45-year-old man from Carnegie was later arrested.[8]

On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Glenhuntly Road and Nerrim Road level crossings will be grade separated,[9] with the project expected to be completed by 2024.[10][11] Designs for the rebuilt station were revealed on 21 June 2021, showing that the level crossings will be removed by lowering the railway line into an approximate 1km trench.[12]

Platforms and services

Glenhuntly has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. During the morning peak period, Frankston bound trains use Platform 3 and Flinders Street services use Platform 1. Platform 2, during the morning peak, is used for express services which mostly don't stop at Glenhuntly. In the evening peak period, Frankston bound trains use Platform 2 whilst express services pass the station through Platform 3.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

  • Station building on Platforms 1 and 2 in January 2006
    Station building on Platforms 1 and 2 in January 2006
  • Station building on Platform 3 in December 2021
    Station building on Platform 3 in December 2021

Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenhuntly station:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b c d Glenhuntly Vicsig
  3. ^ Glenhuntly Victorian Places
  4. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1975. p. 152.
  5. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1986. p. 245.
  6. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 213.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  8. ^ Four people attacked at Melbourne railway station News.Com
  9. ^ More level crossing removals on the way Level Crossing Removal Project
  10. ^ Glen Huntley Road Level Crossing Removal Authority
  11. ^ Neerim Road Level Crossing Removal Authority
  12. ^ Designs revealed for the new Glenhuntly Station Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
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