Century-old typo at Melbourne train stop finally fixed
One of Melbourne’s oldest public spelling errors will be fixed after almost a century.
In 1937, the suburb of "Glen Huntly" was incorrectly written as a one-word sign at the train station and has remained that way ever since.
The southeast suburb is finally getting an updated sign, as two level crossing removals are about to take place.
“That’s a historical spelling error ... It’s taken us nearly a century to fix that,” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said at a press conference.
“But the local historical society and others who have an eye for detail will be very pleased to see us remedying that error.”
Glen Huntly was named after a ship that arrived in Port Phillip all the way back in 1940, but there has been confusion surrounding the spelling ever since.
Some local businesses in the suburb still have the spelling as 'Glenhuntly' and the name of the railway station has been changed three times.
The stop was called ‘Glen Huntly Road’ when it was opened in 1881, before being changed to ‘Glen Huntly’ in 1882 and then ‘Glenhuntly’ in 1937.
Andrews unveiled the new train station signage with the correct spelling as works to remove the level crossings and upgrades to the station commence.
Those congested level crossings are at Neerim and Glen Huntly roads with expected closures in the area from May 5 until mid-July.
Buses will be replacing trains on the Frankston line between Caulfield and Moorabbin during this time.
The new, typo-free Glen Huntly train station will open in August 2023.
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