East Pakenham railway station

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East Pakenham
PTV Commuter rail station
East Pakenham Station Entrance.jpg
Station pedestrian underpass and entrance, June 2024
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
Distance60.03 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeEPH
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 June 2024;7 months ago (3 June 2024)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
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Pakenham Pakenham line Terminus
Future Services
Pakenham
towards Sunbury via  Town Hall
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Terminus
Disruptions only
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Terminus Gippsland line Nar Nar Goon
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Track layout
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Pakenham Creek
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Deep Creek
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Train Depot
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East Pakenham railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Pakenham line, serving the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham East in Victoria, Australia. East Pakenham is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces, and bypass tracks for V/Line regional services. It opened on 3 June 2024. [1]

Contents

East Pakenham station was constructed at the same time as a rebuild of Pakenham station, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. [2] [3] [4] [5] Until mid-2023, the state government referred to the station as Pakenham East railway station. The name "East Pakenham" was confirmed in a new rail network map published in May 2023 by Public Transport Victoria. It was named "East Pakenham" station so it would not be confused with the nearby Pakenham East rail depot. [6] [5] [ better source needed ]

History

East Pakenham station was announced in February 2021. It was designed to remove a major bottleneck where through V/Line trains and terminating Metro trains were required to use the same tracks at the old Pakenham station. The new station provides separate turnback tracks for Metro trains and dedicated V/Line bypass tracks, avoiding congestion and improving service reliability. [7]

On 3 June 2024, East Pakenham station opened to passengers at the same time as the rebuilt elevated Pakenham station. [8] [9]

Platforms and services

East Pakenham has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Pakenham line trains. [10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

By June 2025, trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

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