East Pakenham railway station

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East Pakenham
PTV Commuter rail station
General information
LocationSharnet Circuit
Pakenham East, Victoria 3810
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates 38°05′05″S145°30′29″E / 38.08462964419523°S 145.50818068895614°E / -38.08462964419523; 145.50818068895614
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Pakenham
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusUnder construction
Station codeEPH
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opening2024 (2024)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Pakenham Pakenham line Terminus
Pakenham
towards Sunbury via  Town Hall
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Track layout
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Pakenham East
Train Depot
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Metro & V/Line boundary
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East Pakenham railway station is a railway station under construction in Pakenham, Victoria. Announced in 2020, the station is scheduled for opening in 2024 alongside a rebuilt Pakenham railway station, and will be built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. [1] [2]

Until mid-2023, the state government referred 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

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:

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.

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References

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