The Station Trail is a shared use path for cyclists

Cycling

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 and pedestrian

Pedestrian

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s, which follows the Pakenham/Cranbourne railway lines from Hughesdale railway station to Centre Road, Clayton

Clayton, Victoria

Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...

 in the inner southern suburbs of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

Australia

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Following the path

The path starts at Hughesdale railway station. Here the path changes from the north side to south side of the railway line at Poath Road. 300 m along the Rosstown Rail Trail leads of to the right (south west). At short on road section at Carlisle Crescent delivers you to Oakleigh station. Easy to get lost here - use the station underpass, past the clowns, to rejoin the path on the north side of the rail line. The trail continues to Centre Road, with one more crossing of the train line at Clayton Road.

Connections

Connects to the Scotchmans Creek Trail

Scotchmans Creek Trail

The Scotchmans Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Scotchmans Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

 at East Malvern station in the north. Also nearby in the north is the Gardiners Creek Trail

Gardiners Creek Trail

The Gardiners Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Gardiners Creek through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

 and the Anniversary Trail

Outer Circle Trail

The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, Anniversary Outer Circle Trail, or even the Outer Circle Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which partly follows the Alamein Line through the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The...

. Centrally to the Rosstown Rail Trail and a little further south at Huntingdale station, it connects to Monash University - Clayton campus

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....

, via the path on North Road

North Road Trail

The North Road Trail is a shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path running up the centre of the divided North Road in Clayton, Melbourne. It connects with the Station Trail at Huntingdale Station. At Clayton Road, it moves to the north side of the road, eventually going all the way to the main...

. Dead end in the south at Centre Road.

South end at 37.929422°S 145.126569°E.

External links

• Boroondara BUG's proposal to close the gap between East Malvern Station and Warrigal Road via Argyll Street and the photos.