East Pakenham railway station

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
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 zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 June 2024; 6 months ago (3 June 2024)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Pakenham
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Terminus
Future Services
Pakenham
towards Sunbury via Town Hall
 Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction) 		Terminus
Disruptions only
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Terminus Gippsland line Nar Nar Goon
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Track layout
Legend
to Pakenham
Pakenham Creek
Deep Creek
1
2
Princes Freeway
to
Pakenham East
Train Depot
End of electrification
Oakview Lane
Metro & V/Line boundary
to Nar Nar Goon
electrified
non-electrified

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]

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:

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

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

References

  1. ^ Everitt, Corey. "Level crossings gone, new stations open". Pakenham Gazette. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "New stations at Pakenham to open next month". Victoria’s Big Build. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "East Pakenham". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Victorian train network" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. May 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "New Pakenham East station location announced and 3 more sets of boom gates to go". Victoria's Big Build. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ "New stations at Pakenham to open next month". Victoria's Big Build. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Level crossings gone, new stations open". Pakenham Gazette. 3 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.


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