Dandenong railway station

Updated on Nov 29, 2023

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Owned by VicTrack Line(s) PakenhamCranbourne Opened 8 October 1877 Owner VicTrack		Operated by Metro Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side) Phone +61 3 9619 8989 Status Premium station

Location Rudduck Street, DandenongAustralia Distance 31.19 kilometres from Southern Cross Address Foster St, Dandenong VIC 3175, Australia Similar Dandenong, Yarraman railway station, Noble Park railway station, Hallam railway station, Pakenham railway station

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Dandenong railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong opening on 8 October 1887. In 2011/12 it was the 9th busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.7 million passenger movements.

A number of train stabling sidings are near the station, as is a little used goods yard to the south of the station. Stabling facilities are located north of the station on either side of the track, trains are also stabled on tracks parallel to the platforms.

History

Dandenong station opened on 8 October 1877 as one of the original stations on the Melbourne to Sale railway line. The South Gippsland Railway Line opened in 1892 from Dandenong. The station buildings were rebuilt in 1975, and again in 1994/95, as part of the Cranbourne electrification project. The new station was opened in March 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating.

Facilities, platforms and services

Dandenong has one side platform and one island platform with two sides. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs and lifts from an overhead concourse. The side platform (platform 3) features a kiosk and an enclosed waiting room containing a customer service window and toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services, and by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale services.

Platform 1:

Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Pakenham

Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne

Gippsland line: V/Line services to Southern Cross

Platform 3:

Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Pakenham

Gippsland line: V/Line services to Traralgon & Bairnsdale

Due to the unique configuration of the tracks on either ends of the station, trains can depart from any platform in any direction when necessary (mostly seen in peak time or disruptions).