Oakleigh railway station, Melbourne

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 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.

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 the Rosstown Railway. The station was upgraded to Premium Station status on December 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 in 2002. [ [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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