Station names on Melbourne's Dandenong train line

Continuing with our station names series, we will now cover every station between Carnegie and Dandenong. We have quite a few stations to cover, so let us not waste anymore time.

Carnegie

Carnegie's name is somewhat strange, with the name apparently coming from the American Carnegie Foundation (or Andrew Carnegie, depending on who is telling the story), who were apparently asked to give the community funds to build a library in the area.

'Rosstown' was the original name of the suburb and station. That name comes from entrepreneur William Ross who is probably most famous for building the Rosstown railway line, which was a complete and was one of the main reasons why the locals wanted to get rid of the Rosstown name.

Murrumbeena

Murrumbeena takes its name from Mirambena Road, the original name given to Murrumbeena road. The name is aboriginal in origin, although it is not clear what exactly the word translates to. Most sources seem to believe that the word means 'Land of the Frogs', although other sources are not so sure about that, believing that the name could possibly be the name of an Aboriginal elder.

Hughesdale

Hughesdale derives its name from James Hughes, Mayor for the then Borough/Town of Oakleigh and an advocate for a station at Poath Road. The Victorian Railways chose the name.


Until 2018, the station was located in the suburb of the same name. However, the removal of the Poath Road level crossing led to the station being relocated to the west of Poath Road, leading to the station being located in the nearby suburb of Murrumbeena.

 

Article in the Herald promoting the opening of Hughesdale railway station, February 1925.

During the construction of the station, Hughesdale was originally proposed to be named 'Hughestown', although this idea was later scrapped.

Oakleigh

Oakleigh's name origins are also heavily disputed, with three theories given for the reasoning behind the name:

1. It is named after the She-oaks that were along the Scotsmans Creek.

2. It is derived from a town near Malvern Hills in England.

3. It is named after an early settler in the area.

Huntingdale

Compared to Oakleigh and Murrumbeena, Huntingdale's name is pretty simple, originating from the Melbourne Hunt Club, which operated between 1887 and 1929.

Huntingdale station was not always known as Huntingdale, as it was known as 'Oakleigh East' until the 1950s.

Clayton

Clayton, a lovely suburb named after a property called Clayton Vale, which was named after John Clayton, the man who lived in that property.

Westall

Westall's name origin most likely comes from Westall Road, the road that crosses the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines east of this railway station. Westall seems to have come from a property owner in the area.

Springvale

Springvale's name comes from a rather simple origin, coming from the natural springs that dominated the area prior to development.

Springvale was supposedly written as 'Spring Vale' until 1972. I say supposedly because the 1966 Melways writes it as one word.

Sandown Park

Sandown Park's name comes from the racecourse that is located to the north of the railway station.

1927 article calling for an additional platform at Sandown Park.


Noble Park

Noble Park comes from Allan Buckley, who named it after one of his kids, Noble Buckley. Several of his other children have streets named after them, including Douglas Street.

Yarraman

Yarraman station is named after Yarraman creek, located to the east of the station. The term Yarraman likely comes from a English/Aboriginal pidgin word that means 'horse'. A pidgin is a simplified language used to help two language groups understand each other.

 

Yarraman has been proposed for a very long time, with the station originally being referred to as 'West Dandenong'. The station was also supposedly known as 'Fotheringham' during its construction.

Dandenong

Finally, Dandenong is believed to have been a corruption of the Woiwurrung term 'Tanjenong' which means 'Lofty Mountain'. This means that Mount Dandenong is called 'Mount Lofty Mountain'. 

Conclusion

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