Oakleigh railway station

Oakleigh
South-east bound view from Platform 1 (formerly Platform 2), August 2025
General information
LocationHaughton Road,
Oakleigh, Victoria 3166
City of Monash
Australia
Coordinates37°54′02″S 145°05′18″E / 37.9005°S 145.0883°E / -37.9005; 145.0883
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance16.59 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side (excluding one removed)
Tracks2 (excluding one removed)
Train operatorsMetro Trains
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking400 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeOAK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1877 (1877-10-08)
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,230,782
2006–20071,334,312  8.41%
2007–20081,488,092  11.52%
2008–20091,601,218  7.6%
2009–20101,736,247  8.43%
2010–20111,817,162  4.66%
2011–20121,760,183  3.13%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20142,044,879  16.17%
2014–20151,926,482  5.78%
2015–20162,067,254  7.3%
2016–20172,063,917  0.161%
2017–20181,812,286  12.19%
2018–20191,733,101  4.36%
2019–20201,215,300  29.87%
2020–2021765,050  37.04%
2021–2022836,350  9.31%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hughesdale Cranbourne line Huntingdale
Pakenham line
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Waverley Road
towards Fairfield
  Outer Circle line   Junction
Sugar Beet Mill
towards Elsternwick
  Rosstown Railway   Junction
Track layout
1
2
Location

Oakleigh station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the suburb of Oakleigh in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened in 1877 as the up end of the Gippsland line, with the station being electrified in 1922.

Oakleigh is a ground-level premium station, consisting of two sides that are connected to each other via the adjacent roads, and both platforms are connected to each other via a pedestrian subway.

The station is served by 11 bus routes, including two SmartBus services. The station is approximately 15 kilometres (9.4 mi) or around a 27-minute train ride away from Flinders Street.