Glen Huntly Road is a main road in

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. It starts at Beach Road, Elwood, runs east–west through

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, Caulfield, Glen Huntly and ends in Carnegie. Glen Huntly Road was named after the

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ship ''Glen Huntley'' from Greenock, Scotland, which landed in

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in Melbourne on 17 April 1840. Many of its passengers had died from fever and were buried in the

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. Glen Huntly Road crosses two railway lines; the Sandringham line at Elsternwick station and the Frankston line at Glenhuntly station. Originally both were crossed by level crossing, however the former was eliminated in a grade separation project in October 1960, with the railway lines lowered below the road and a new station built. Until recently the road was spelt "Glenhuntly Road" until it was officially changed to the present spelling. Elsternwick shopping centre can be found on Glen Huntly Road. It is a strip shopping centre that offers restaurants, fashion outlets and other shops. Tram route 67 traverses Glen Huntly Road from the

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to Carnegie.Route 67
Yarra Trams Glenhuntly tram depot is located on Glen Huntly Road.

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