Pakenham railway station

Pakenham
PTV commuter and regional rail station
The completed south side of the newly-rebuilt elevated station, June 2024
General information
Location	Railway Avenue, Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Shire of Cardinia Australia
Coordinates	38°04′49″S 145°29′09″E / 38.0803°S 145.4859°E / -38.0803; 145.4859
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains V/Line
Line(s)	Pakenham Lua error: expandTemplate: template "V/Line color" does not exist.
Distance	58.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	364 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	PKM
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877; 149 years ago (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt	1970 3 June 2024 (LXRP)
Electrified	July 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
Passengers (2005–2006)	372,581
Passengers (2006–2007)	418,935  12.44%
Passengers (2007–2008)	465,357  11.08%
Passengers (2008–2009)	566,307  21.69%
Passengers (2009–2010)	600,056  5.95%
Passengers (2010–2011)	646,991  7.82%
Passengers (2011–2012)	642,952  0.62%
Passengers (2012–2013)	Not measured
Passengers (2013–2014)	562,129  12.57%
Passengers (2014–2015)	559,719  0.42%
Passengers (2015–2016)	597,746  6.79%
Passengers (2016–2017)	586,421  1.89%
Passengers (2017–2018)	576,006  1.77%
Passengers (2018–2019)	489,255  15.06%
Passengers (2019–2020)	465,800  4.79%
Passengers (2020–2021)	280,300  39.82%
Passengers (2021–2022)	270,350  3.54%
Passengers (2022–2023)	398,000  47.21%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Cardinia Road towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall Pakenham line East Pakenham Terminus
V/Line Services Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Adjacent stations/V/Line' not found.
Track layout Legend to Cardinia Road 1 2 to East Pakenham
Location 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.

Pakenham station was upgraded to a premium station in 1997. 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 [en], 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.

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.

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