Pakenham railway station

Pakenham
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
SystemPTV commuter and regional rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
V/Line
Lines
Distance58.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections 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 (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt1970
3 June 2024 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006372,581
2006–2007418,935  12.44%
2007–2008465,357  11.08%
2008–2009566,307  21.69%
2009–2010600,056  5.95%
2010–2011646,991  7.82%
2011–2012642,952  0.62%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014562,129  12.57%
2014–2015559,719  0.42%
2015–2016597,746  6.79%
2016–2017586,421  1.89%
2017–2018576,006  1.77%
2018–2019489,255  15.06%
2019–2020465,800  4.79%
2020–2021280,300  39.82%
2021–2022270,350  3.54%
2022–2023398,000  47.21%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Cardinia Road Pakenham line East Pakenham
Terminus
V/Line Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Dandenong Gippsland line
Bairnsdale express
Garfield
towards Bairnsdale
Gippsland line Nar Nar Goon
Berwick
1 weekday peak service
Nar Nar Goon
towards Traralgon
Track layout
1
2
Location
Pakenham
Location within Melbourne

Pakenham station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and V/Line on the Pakenham and Gippsland lines, part of the Melbourne and Victorian rail networks. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham in Victoria, Australia.

Pakenham is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1877, with the current station provided in June 2024. Stabling facilities were located on the south side of the station, until their removal in 2022.