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Hughesdale railway station

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Hughesdale station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Murrumbeena, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 28 February 1925, with the current station provided in August 2018.[7]

LocationRailway Parade,
Murrumbeena, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′39″S 145°04′35″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Hughesdale
South-east bound view from Platform 2, June 2026
General information
LocationRailway Parade,
Murrumbeena, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′39″S 145°04′35″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
Lines
Distance15.48 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
Parking70 spaces
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHUG
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened28 February 1925; 101 years ago (1925-02-28)
Closed14 October 2017
Rebuilt25 August 2018 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006364,345[1]
2006–2007399,868[1] Increase 9.74%
2007–2008425,103[1] Increase 6.31%
2008–2009484,983[2] Increase 14.08%
2009–2010507,540[2] Increase 4.65%
2010–2011546,381[2] Increase 7.65%
2011–2012517,103[2] Decrease 5.35%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014545,339[2] Increase 5.46%
2014–2015545,528[1] Increase 0.03%
2015–2016609,345[2] Increase 11.69%
2016–2017678,900[2] Increase 11.41%
2017–2018231,413[2] Decrease 65.91%
2018–2019443,909[2] Increase 91.82%
2019–2020501,050[2] Increase 12.87%
2020–2021250,500[2] Decrease 50%
2021–2022276,350[3] Increase 10.31%
2022–2023444,600[4] Increase 60.88%
2023–2024548,700[5] Increase 23.41%
2024–2025555,350[6] Increase 1.21%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Murrumbeena Pakenham line Oakleigh
Cranbourne line
Track layout
1
2
Location
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History

Like the adjoining suburb, Hughesdale station was named in honour of James Vincent Hughes, mayor of Oakleigh from 1924 to 1925. He, with the Poath Road Railway Station League, had lobbied strongly for a new station for the area.[8] Before the station was built, Hughesdale was the site of the junctions of both the Outer Circle and Rosstown lines with the Dandenong/Gippsland line.

In 1972, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Poath Road level crossing, which was at the up end of the former ground-level station.[9]

In 1977, the former ground-level station building was rebuilt, after the original station building, which was of a timber construction, was destroyed by fire in 1975.[10][11]

In 2016, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to eliminate the Poath Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station. On 14 October 2017, the station was closed, and was demolished on 28 October of that year. On 25 August 2018, the rebuilt station opened about 250 metres (820 ft) west of the former station, as part of construction of the new section of elevated rail line between Caulfield and Oakleigh. Consequently, the station is now located in the suburb of Murrumbeena rather than Hughesdale.[12]

Platforms and services

A High Capacity Metro Train on a Cranbourne-bound service arrives at Platform 2, July 2022

Hughesdale has one island platform with two faces and is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[13][14]

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Hughesdale platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Source
1  Cranbourne line 
 Pakenham line 
Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray Town Hall Limited express [15]
2  Cranbourne line 
 Pakenham line 
East Pakenham, Cranbourne, Westall, Dandenong All stations [15]
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Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Hughesdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  767 : Westfield Southland – Box Hill station[16]

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