Pakenham railway station

Pakenham
PTV commuter and regional rail station
The completed south side of the newly-rebuilt elevated station, June 2024
General information
LocationRailway Avenue,
Pakenham, Victoria 3810
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates38°04′49″S 145°29′09″E / 38.0803°S 145.4859°E / -38.0803; 145.4859
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
V/Line
Line(s)
Distance58.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking364 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codePKM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1877; 146 years ago (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt1970
3 June 2024 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006372,581[1]
2006–2007418,935[1] Increase 12.44%
2007–2008465,357[1] Increase 11.08%
2008–2009566,307[2] Increase 21.69%
2009–2010600,056[2] Increase 5.95%
2010–2011646,991[2] Increase 7.82%
2011–2012642,952[2] Decrease 0.62%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014562,129[2] Decrease 12.57%
2014–2015559,719[1] Decrease 0.42%
2015–2016597,746[2] Increase 6.79%
2016–2017586,421[2] Decrease 1.89%
2017–2018576,006[2] Decrease 1.77%
2018–2019489,255[2] Decrease 15.06%
2019–2020465,800[2] Decrease 4.79%
2020–2021280,300[2] Decrease 39.82%
2021–2022270,350[3] Decrease 3.54%
2022–2023398,000[3] Increase 47.21%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Cardinia Road
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line East Pakenham
Terminus
Cardinia Road
towards Sunbury
 Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Dandenong
towards Southern Cross
 Gippsland line
Bairnsdale express
 Garfield
towards Bairnsdale
Gippsland line Nar Nar Goon
towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Berwick
1 weekday peak service
towards Southern Cross
 Nar Nar Goon
towards Traralgon
Track layout
Legend
to Cardinia Road
1
2
to East Pakenham
Location
Pakenham is located in Melbourne
Pakenham
Pakenham
Location within Melbourne

Pakenham railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Pakenham line, with V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale, serving the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham in Victoria, Australia. Pakenham is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 8 October 1877, with the current station provided in 2024.[4]

Stabling facilities were located on the south side of the station, until their removal in 2022.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Pakenham". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.