Hughesdale railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Hughesdale


CODE=HUG
DISTANCE=14.2 km
LINES=Cranbourne,
Pakenham
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19918 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19918#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1+2 Overlap

Hughesdale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hughesdale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Hughesdale station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zones 1+2.

Facilities

The station is located at the eastern end of the Poath Road level crossing, which provides station access.

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a large brick building at the Flinders Street end of the station. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.

History

Hughesdale station opened on February 28 1925. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Hughesdale VICSIG Infrastructure - Hughesdale] ] The station and suburb were named in honour of James Vincent Hughes, mayor of Oakleigh from 1924 to 1925 who, with the Poath Road Railway Station League, lobbied heavily for a new station for the area. In 1924 the League suggested the station be called "Hugheston", but in February 1925, shortly before the station opened, Victorian Railways decided its name would be "Hughesdale". Hughesdale was once the junction for the Outer Circle and Rosstown railway lines.

References

MelbourneStations
Line=Pakenham, Cranbourne lines
Previous=Murrumbeena
Here=Hughesdale
Next=Oakleigh