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)
  • Pakenham
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Distance58.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking364 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codePKM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1877 (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt1970
3 June 2024 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
Passengers (2005–2006)372,581[1]
Passengers (2006–2007)418,935[1] Increase 12.44%
Passengers (2007–2008)465,357[1] Increase 11.08%
Passengers (2008–2009)566,307[2] Increase 21.69%
Passengers (2009–2010)600,056[2] Increase 5.95%
Passengers (2010–2011)646,991[2] Increase 7.82%
Passengers (2011–2012)642,952[2] Decrease 0.62%
Passengers (2012–2013)Not measured[2]
Passengers (2013–2014)562,129[2] Decrease 12.57%
Passengers (2014–2015)559,719[1] Decrease 0.42%
Passengers (2015–2016)597,746[2] Increase 6.79%
Passengers (2016–2017)586,421[2] Decrease 1.89%
Passengers (2017–2018)576,006[2] Decrease 1.77%
Passengers (2018–2019)489,255[2] Decrease 15.06%
Passengers (2019–2020)465,800[2] Decrease 4.79%
Passengers (2020–2021)280,300[2] Decrease 39.82%
Passengers (2021–2022)270,350[3] Decrease 3.54%
Passengers (2022–2023)398,000[3] Increase 47.21%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Cardinia Road
towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Pakenham line East Pakenham
Terminus
V/Line Services
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Track layout
to Cardinia Road
1
2
to East Pakenham
Location
Pakenham is located in Melbourne
Pakenham
Pakenham
Location within Melbourne

Pakenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the suburb of Pakenham, on the Pakenham railway line. It is in myki Zone 2. It is almost the end of the Pakenham line, as well as the final city stop for regional trains going to Traralgon and Bairnsdale. The station contains 2 platforms.

History

Pakenham station opened when the line from Bunyip station was built farther to Oakleigh station. The station is named after Sir Edward Pakenham. He was a major general that served in the 19th century Peninsular War.[4]

Pakenham station was upgraded to a premium station in 1997.[5] Between 2001 and 2024, Pakenham was the end of the electrified train network. Past this, only diesel V/Line trains can pass.

As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, three level crossings were pulled down. On the same night, the old Pakenham station was pulled down as well. The new and current Pakenham station opened on 3 June 2024.[6][7][8][9][10]

Platforms

Pakenham is a very new spacious station. This station has lifts and stairs to the platforms. The station is manned. There are two side platforms here. Pakenham line trains stop at this station. V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale line trains stop here too.[11][12][13]

Pakenham platform arrangement
Platform Line Where to? Using Stopping Pattern
1  Pakenham line  Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray Town Hall Only express trains stop here because the trains don't stop at Armadale, Toorak and Hawksburn.
<span style="background-color:#Lua error: expandTemplate: template "V/Line color" does not exist.; border:0.1em solid #Lua error: expandTemplate: template "V/Line color" does not exist.;"> Gippsland line  Southern Cross Flinders Street Passengers from Nar Nar Goon (Next V/Line station from Pakenham to Bairnsdale) and before can get off here.

Passengers from Pakenham cannot get on board here. People staying on the V/Line train will go to Southern Cross.

2  Pakenham line  East Pakenham Trains go directly to East Pakenham. East Pakenham is the next and last stop.
<span style="background-color:#Lua error: expandTemplate: template "V/Line color" does not exist.; border:0.1em solid #Lua error: expandTemplate: template "V/Line color" does not exist.;"> Gippsland line  Traralgon, Bairnsdale You can get on from Pakenham station to country stations.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. 1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  6. ↑ "Level crossings gone, new stations open". Pakenham Gazette. 3 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Seven level crossings to go this winter". Victoria’s Big Build. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Stations to open 3 June". Pakenham Gazette. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "New stations at Pakenham to open next month". Victoria’s Big Build. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Packing in the works at Pakenham". Victoria’s Big Build. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Template:Cite PTV route
  12. ↑ Traralgon – Melbourne timetable Archived 24 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Bairnsdale – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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