Glenhuntly railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Glenhuntly


CODE=GHY
DISTANCE=12.2 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Host Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19942 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19942#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.042100730984&y=-37.8902225552078&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=1

Glenhuntly is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Huntly on the Frankston railway line. Glenhuntly is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

Glenhuntly is located at the southern end of the Glen Huntly Road level crossing, with station access from Royal Avenue and Glen Huntly Road.

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platforms 1 & 2, Flinders Street & Frankston bound) has a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 3 (Frankston bound) has a small weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accepts notes, coins and EFTPOS cards. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3. A small signal box is situated at the Melbourne end of the station, which controls the tramway crossing. Trains run a mere 15 km/h though it.

Tram route 67 is a short walk from the station, on Glen Huntly Road.

History

Glenhuntly station opened on December 19 1881 as "Glen Huntly Road". It was later renamed to "Glen Huntly" in 1882 before being renamed again to "Glenhuntly" in 1937. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Glenhuntly VICSIG Infrastructure - Glenhuntly] ]

References

MelbourneStations
Line=Frankston line
Previous=Caulfield
Here=Glenhuntly
Next=Ormond