Oakleigh railway station

Oakleigh railway station
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Station information
Code OAK
Distance from
Flinders Street
15.4 km (9.6 mi)
Operator Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines Pakenham,
Cranbourne
# Platforms 3
# Tracks 3
Status Premium station
Metlink profile Link
Melway map Link
Google map Link
Metcard / Myki Zone 1+2 Overlap

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.

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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. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located next to the ticket office on platform 1 & 2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 3.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  • Suburban Metro Trains services to Cranbourne
  • Suburban Metro Trains services to Pakenham

Platform 3:

  • Only used during disruption, and on weekday mornings and weekday afternoons, when the Flinders Street train is using Platform 2. Also used for V/Line and freight trains.

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]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Oakleigh
  2. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0 9582069 3 3. 
  3. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997. 
  4. ^ [1]

Coordinates: 37°54′02″S 145°05′18″E / 37.9005°S 145.0883°E / -37.9005; 145.0883


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