Glen Huntly railway station

Not to be confused with Glenhuntly tram depot.

Glen Huntly railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, serving the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Huntly in Victoria, Australia. Glen Huntly is a below ground host station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform accessible by a ground level concourse. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in July 2023.^[4][5]

Glen Huntly
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 3, October 2023
General information
Location	Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly, Victoria 3163 Australia
Coordinates	37°53′24″S 145°02′32″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	13.46 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	190
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	GHY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)
Rebuilt	1 July 1987 31 July 2023 (LXRP)
Electrified	March 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Glen Huntly Road (1881-1882) Glen Huntly (1882-1937) Glenhuntly (1937-2023)
Passengers
2005-2006	961,029[1]
2006-2007	1,081,400[1]  12.52%
2007-2008	1,212,942[1]  12.16%
2008-2009	1,341,142[2]  10.56%
2009-2010	1,311,525[2]  2.2%
2010-2011	1,202,272[2]  8.33%
2011-2012	1,065,963[2]  11.33%
2012-2013	Not measured[2]
2013-2014	976,253[2]  8.41%
2014-2015	964,574[1]  1.19%
2015-2016	864,078[2]  10.41%
2016-2017	932,804[2]  7.95%
2017-2018	1,069,087[2]  14.61%
2018-2019	960,477[2]  10.15%
2019-2020	660,200[2]  31.26%
2020-2021	335,400[2]  49.19%
2021–2022	342,700[3]  2.17%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Caulfield towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Ormond towards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Caulfield 1 3 2 to Ormond

The station has had various forms of the name Glen Huntly, initially opened as Glen Huntly Road, the station was renamed Glen Huntly on 1 September 1882, renamed Glenhuntly on 20 April 1937, and finally named again as Glen Huntly on 13 April 2023 along with the opening of the new station and precinct as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.

Prior to grade separation, the station was located next to a tram square, one of only three remaining level crossings in Melbourne at which tram and train tracks intersect at the time of closure. A small signal box is located at the Flinders Street end of the tram square, which historically controlled the tramway crossing.

History

Glen Huntly station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.^[5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the ship Glen Huntly, which docked at Point Ormond (then known as Little Red Bluff) on 7 April 1840 with typhus fever onboard. A track leading to the Point and subsequent quarantine station was later named Glen Huntly Road.^[6][7]

During March/April 1975, the former briquette depot at the station was demolished.^[8] In 1977, the station was closed to goods traffic.^[5]

In 1986, a crossover that was located at the down end of the station was abolished.^[5]

In the mid 1980s, as part of works to add a third track on the Frankston line, the western platform was converted to an island platform.^[9] The original station building on this platform, built in the 1880s, was demolished. It was replaced with a brick building, which was opened on 1 July 1987 by the then Minister for Transport Tom Roper, and former Member for Glenhuntly Dr. Gerard Vaughan. It was also during this time that boom barriers were provided at the former Glen Huntly Road and the nearby Neerim Road level crossings, in 1986 and 1987 respectively.^[10][5] On 28 June 1987, the up face of the island platform was brought into use.^[11]

On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Glen Huntly Road and Nerrim Road level crossings would be grade separated,^[12] with the project expected to be completed by 2024.^[13][14] On 21 June 2021, designs for the rebuilt station were revealed, showing that the level crossings will be removed by lowering the railway line into an approximate 1 km (0.62 mi) trench.^[15] The last train stopped at the ground level station on the evening of 31 March 2023 with the station demolished in the following days. The new station was opened to the public on 31 July 2023.^[16]

Platforms and services

An X'Trapolis train on a Frankston–bound service arrives at Platform 3, October 2023

Prior to closure for the Glen Huntly Road level crossing removal, Glen Huntly had one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. During the morning peak-hour period, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3 and Flinders Street services use Platform 1. Platform 2, during the morning peak-hour, is used for express services which mostly don't stop at Glen Huntly. In the evening peak-hour period, Frankston-bound services use Platform 2 whilst express services pass the station through Platform 3.

When the station was reconstructed and reopened in July 2023, the one island and one side platform configuration was retained with the same platform numbering. Flinders Street services resumed using platform 1 while Frankston-bound services began to use Platform 3 only. Platform 2 is not regularly used, with non-stopping express trains passing the platform in the peak hour. However, the platform is bi-directional and can be used by both Flinders Street and Frankston-bound services if required.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[17]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

• No services stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.

Platform 3:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Glen Huntly station:

• : Melbourne University – Carnegie^[18]

Gallery

• 
  Station building on Platforms 1 and 2,
  January 2006
• 
  Station building on Platform 3, December 2021
• 
  Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2023
• 
  Station entrance and building from Glen Huntly Road and Route 67 tram stop, October 2023
• 
  The station entrance and building's brick wall feature with the Glen Huntly station entrance signage, October 2023
• 
  The stair mesh feature and staircase on Platform 2, October 2023

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. "One of Australia's oldest spelling mistakes to finally be fixed". 7NEWS. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. "Glenhuntly". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
6. "Glenhuntly". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
7. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
8. "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1975. p. 152.
9. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1986. p. 245.
10. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 213.
11. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
12. More level crossing removals on the way Archived 28 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Level Crossing Removal Project
13. Glen Huntley Road Archived 12 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine Level Crossing Removal Authority
14. Neerim Road Archived 14 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine Level Crossing Removal Authority
15. Designs revealed for the new Glenhuntly Station Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Level Crossing Removal Project
16. "Glen Huntly now level crossing free". Victoria's Big Build. Victorian Government. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
17. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Media related to Glenhuntly railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au