Glenhuntly railway station

Glenhuntly
Platform 2 in January 2006
Location Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly
Coordinates 37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8899°S 145.0421°E / -37.8899; 145.0421Coordinates: 37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E / 37.8899°S 145.0421°E / -37.8899; 145.0421
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
Disabled access 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
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009) 1.341 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010) 1.312 million[1] Decrease 2.16%
Passengers (2010-2011) 1.202 million[1] Decrease 8.38%
Passengers (2011-2012) 1.066 million[1] Decrease 11.31%
Passengers (2012-2013) Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014) 0.976 million[1] Decrease 8.44%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Frankston line
towards Frankston

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] The Up face of the island platform was brought into use on 28 June 1987.[6]

Morning peak hour Frankston bound services use Platform 3, with Flinders Street bound trains using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston bound trains use Platform 2.

Platforms & services

Glenhuntly has three platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Glenhuntly station;

Incidents

Three women and one girl were attacked by a man with a knife in November 2016. A 45-year-old man from Carngie was later arrested.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. ↑ Glenhuntly Vicsig
  3. ↑ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1975. p. 152.
  4. ↑ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1986. p. 245.
  5. ↑ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 213.
  6. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  7. ↑ Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 67 Melbourne University - Carnegie timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/four-people-attacked-at-melbourne-railway-station/news-story/0c436cd2f8d7f5f2d301d18467af94d6
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