Glen Huntly railway station
Glenhuntly | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Platform 2 in January 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8899°S 145.0421°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.46 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island with 1 operating face) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 190 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 3 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Host station | ||||||||||
| Station code | GHY | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 December 1881 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1 July 1987 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Glenhuntly railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Huntly, and opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road, renamed Glen Huntly on 1 September 1882, and renamed Glenhuntly on 20 April 1937.[1]
Glenhuntly station is located next to a "tram square", one of only three 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 (Up) end of the tram square, which controls the tramway crossing.
The former briquette depot at Glenhuntly was demolished in March/April 1975.[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.[3] During this time, the original station building, built in the 1880s, was demolished, and was replaced with the present brick structure, which opened on 1 July 1987. It was also during this time that boom barriers were provided at the Glen Huntly Road level crossing, and the nearby Nerrim Road level crossing, in 1986.[4] The Up face of the former ground level island platform was brought into use on 28 June 1987.[5]
Trains currently use only Platforms 2 and 3, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. Prior to this, morning peak hour Frankston bound services utilised Platform 3, with Flinders Street bound trains utilising Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston bound trains used Platform 2.
Platforms & services
Glenhuntly has three platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[6]
Platform 1: Currently closed
Platform 2:
- Frankston line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 3:
- Frankston line: all stations services to Frankston
Transport links
Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenhuntly station;
Incidents and Accidents
Four people were attacked by a man with a knife in November 2016. The man was arrested.[8]
References
- ^ Glenhuntly Vicsig
- ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1975. p. 152.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1986. p. 245.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 213.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
- ^ Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 67 Melbourne University - Carnegie timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/four-people-attacked-at-melbourne-railway-station/news-story/0c436cd2f8d7f5f2d301d18467af94d6