East Pakenham railway station

East Pakenham
PTV commuter rail station
Station pedestrian underpass and entrance, June 2024
General information
Location	Sharnet Circuit Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Shire of Cardinia Australia
Coordinates	38°05′05″S 145°30′29″E / 38.08462964419523°S 145.50818068895614°E / -38.08462964419523; 145.50818068895614
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham
Distance	60.03 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	EPH
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	3 June 2024 (3 June 2024)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
Passengers
Passengers (2023–2024)	3,700[1]
Passengers (2024–2025)	54,500[2]  1372.97%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Pakenham towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall Pakenham line Terminus
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Track layout 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 is a railway station on the Pakenham line. The station is in the suburb of Pakenham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened in 2024. It was the time the close Pakenham station was rebuilt and three level crossings in the area were removed.^[3] East Pakenham has four railway tracks so that V-line country trains can pass the station. By 2025, trains from East Pakenham started to travel through the Metro Tunnel, and the trains then connected to the Sunbury line.^[4]

The Bairnsdale railway line opened at the current site on 8 October 1877. The line was extended from Pakenham station to Bunyip station.^[5] Back then, there was no East Pakenham station.

East Pakenham station was announced to be built in February of 2021. Until mid-2023, the government called the not yet built station as Pakenham East railway station. On 3 June 2024, East Pakenham station opened to passengers at the same time as the new Pakenham station.^[6][7]

East Pakenham is a ground-level premium station. It is manned from the first to the last train. This is the final station of the Pakenham line. The station has one island platform with two sides of the platform.

East Pakenham is serviced by Pakenham line trains.