Pakenham railway station

Pakenham railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, and it opened on 8 October 1877.[2]

Pakenham
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Eastbound view of Platform 2 in July 2018
General information
Location	Railway Avenue, Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Shire of Cardinia Australia
Coordinates	38°04′49″S 145°29′09″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Gippsland
Distance	58.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	5
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	8 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	364 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	PKM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877 (1877-10-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1954)
Passengers
2008–2009	566,307[1]
2009–2010	600,056[1]  5.96%
2010–2011	646,991[1]  7.82%
2011–2012	642,952[1]  0.62%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	562,129[1]  12.57%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Cardinia Road towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Terminus Preceding station V/Line Following station Dandenong towards Southern Cross Bairnsdale line Garfield towards Bairnsdale Berwick 1 weekday peak service towards Southern Cross Traralgon line Nar Nar Goon towards Traralgon Dandenong towards Southern Cross
Track layout to Cardinia Road McGregors Road (Removing by 2023/24) Main Street (Removing by 2023/24) 1 2 Racecourse Road (Removing by 2023/24) East Pakenham (Planning) Princes Freeway to Pakenham East Train Depot Oakview Lane Metro & V/Line boundary to Nar Nar Goon

The station is also serviced by V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale.

In 1954, the railway line between Pakenham and Nar Nar Goon was duplicated.[2] In 1955, the line between Pakenham and Officer was duplicated.[2] The current island platform was provided in 1959, when duplication occurred through the station.[2][3]

In 1970, the station buildings were replaced with a new pebblestone structure, and on 19 January 1975, electrified suburban services were extended to the station.[4] A crossover was also provided at the Up end of the station around this time.[5] Further upgrades to the station occurred in 1979/1980.[6]

Pakenham was the scene of a collision between Hitachi carriage 353D and guards van 286ZL on 16 April 1980. The guards van was destroyed in the collision, and the Hitachi carriage was later scrapped.[7]

Flashing light signals were provided at the Main Street level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1938,[2] with boom barriers provided later on in 1986.[8]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 15 March 1997.[9] Since 2001, it has been the extremity of the electrified network.

On March 9 2011, a Siemens train overran No. 5 road near the station, crashing into a stanchion.[10][11]

Stabling facilities are located directly south of the station. In March 2014, it was announced that a new train servicing facility would be built at Pakenham East, to service the High Capacity Metro Trains.[12]

The Main Street level crossing is scheduled to be grade separated by 2023/2024, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[13] A rail bridge will be built over the road, and will include a new, rebuilt station.[13] As part of this project, two other crossings in Pakenham are scheduled to be removed, and the line extended approximately 2km to a new station at Pakenham East.[13]