- Oakleigh railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Oakleigh
IMAGELINK=Oakleigh-station-platform.jpg
CAPTION=Towards platform 3 from the main platform, looking in the Dandenong direction
CODE=OAK
DISTANCE=convert|15.4|km|abbr=on
LINES=Pakenham,
Cranbourne
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19917 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19917#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1+2 OverlapOakleigh is a
railway station inMelbourne , Victoria,Australia , located in the suburb of Oakleigh, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Oakleigh is classed as aPremium Station , and is inMetcard Zones 1+2.Facilities
The station is located between Haughton Road and Jones Street, with station access from both via the station's
underpass .The station consists of three platforms, 2 of them in an island layout. Platform 1 and 2 (island platform, Flinders Street & Dandenong bound) has a large red brick building with a waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 3 (Dandenong bound) has a smaller red brick building, and is not used normally unless there is a disruption on platform 1. A large
Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1 and 2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3.History
Oakleigh station opened on
October 8 1877 . [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Oakleigh VICSIG Infrastructure - Oakleigh] ] The station was once the eastern end of both the Outer Circle line and theRosstown Railway . The station was upgraded to Premium Station status onDecember 12 1995 .cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ]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 in2002 . [ [http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/news/media2002/media146.html] ]Gallery
References
MetlinkAndClosedStations
Line1=Pakenham, Cranbourne lines
Previous1=Hughesdale
Next1=Huntingdale
ClosedLine = Outer Circle line
ClosedNextplain = Junction
ClosedPrevious = Waverley Road
ClosedLine2 =Rosstown Railway
ClosedNext2plain = Junction
ClosedPrevious2 = Sugar Beet Mill
VICORMELB=Melbourne
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