East Pakenham railway station

East Pakenham railway station is a railway station under construction in Pakenham, Victoria. Announced in 2020, the station is scheduled for opening in June 2024 alongside a rebuilt Pakenham railway station, and will be built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[1][2]

East Pakenham
PTV Commuter rail station
General information
LocationSharnet Circuit
Pakenham East, Victoria 3810
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates38°05′05″S 145°30′29″E / 38.08462964419523°S 145.50818068895614°E / -38.08462964419523; 145.50818068895614
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeEPH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpeningJune 2024 (June 2024)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Pakenham Pakenham line Terminus
Pakenham
towards Sunbury via Town Hall
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Track layout
1
2
to
Pakenham East
Train Depot
Oakview Lane
Metro & V/Line boundary

Until mid-2023, the state government referred to the station as Pakenham East railway station. The name "East Pakenham" was confirmed in a new train map published by Public Transport Victoria in May 2023.[3]

Platforms and services edit

East Pakenham will have one island platform with two faces. It will be serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

References edit

  1. ^ Hartmann, Imogen (3 December 2020). "Victoria fast-tracks level crossing removals". Infrastructure Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Location identified for Pakenham East Station". Level Crossing Removal Project. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Victorian train network" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. May 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.