Hughesdale railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

  • Pakenham
  • Cranbourne
Distance15.48 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeElevatedParking70 spacesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeHUGFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened28 February 1925; 99 years ago (1925-02-28)Closed14 October 2017Rebuilt25 August 2018 (LXRP)ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006364,345[1]2006–2007399,868[1] Increase 9.74%2007–2008425,103[1] Increase 6.31%2008–2009484,983[2] Increase 14.08%2009–2010507,540[2] Increase 4.65%2010–2011546,381[2] Increase 7.65%2011–2012517,103[2] Decrease 5.35%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014545,339[2] Increase 5.46%2014–2015545,528[1] Increase 0.03%2015–2016609,345[2] Increase 11.69%2016–2017678,900[2] Increase 11.41%2017–2018231,413[2] Decrease 65.91%2018–2019443,909[2] Increase 91.82%2019–2020501,050[2] Increase 12.87%2020–2021250,500[2] Decrease 50%2021–2022276,350[3] Increase 10.31% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Murrumbeena Pakenham line Oakleigh
towards Cranbourne or Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
Legend
to Murrumbeena
1
2
to Oakleigh

Hughesdale railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Murrumbeena, and opened on 28 February 1925.[4]

History

Hughesdale station opened on 28 February 1925[4] and, like the adjoining suburb, was named in honour of James Vincent Hughes, mayor of Oakleigh from 1924 to 1925. He, with the Poath Road Railway Station League, had lobbied strongly for a new station for the area.[5] Before the station was built, Hughesdale had been the site of the junctions of both the Outer Circle and Rosstown lines with the Dandenong/Gippsland line.

In 1972, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Poath Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the former ground-level station.[6]

In 1977, the former ground-level station building was rebuilt, after the original station building, which was of a timber construction, was destroyed by fire in 1975.[7][8]

In 2016, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to eliminate the Poath Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station. On 14 October 2017, the station was closed, and was demolished on 28 October of that year. On 25 August 2018, the rebuilt station opened about 250 metres (820 ft 3 in) west of the former station, as part of construction of the new section of elevated rail line between Caulfield and Oakleigh. As such, it is now located in the suburb of Murrumbeena rather than Hughesdale. [9]

Platforms and services

Hughesdale has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[10][11]

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:

  •  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Pakenham
  •  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

Future services:
In addition to the current services, the Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the Sunbury line and under-construction Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.[12]

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Hughesdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Station concourse and entrance, April 2019
    Station concourse and entrance, April 2019
  • Station concourse and entrance, January 2021
    Station concourse and entrance, January 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Hughesdale". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Station at Poath Road". The Argus. 5 January 1924. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023 – via Trove.
  6. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
  8. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 18.
  9. ^ "Cranbourne/Pakenham lines: Hughesdale Station opened today, Saturday 25 August". Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Network Development Plan Metropolitan Rail Overview" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  13. ^ "767 Southland – Box Hill via Chadstone & Jordanville & Deakin University". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Hughesdale railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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