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Dandenong railway station is the junction station for the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, and it opened on 8 October 1877.[2]

Dandenong
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 3 in January 2013
General information
Location	Rudduck Street, Dandenong, Victoria 3175 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°59′24″S 145°12′35″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne Traralgon/Bairnsdale
Distance	31.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	9
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	25 bus routes
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	DNG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877; 145 years ago (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt	1975 March 1995
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Passengers
2014-2015	Not measured[1]
2015-2016	2.33 million[1]  2.54%
2016-2017	2.37 million[1]  1.65%
2017-2018	2.19 million[1]  7.5%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Yarraman towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Hallam towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Lynbrook towards Cranbourne Terminus Cranbourne line Shuttle services Preceding station V/Line Following station Clayton towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Berwick 1 weekday peak service towards Traralgon Pakenham towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Line open   Orbost line   General Motors Terminus   South Gippsland line   Lyndhurst
Track layout Legend to Yarraman 1 3 2 Webster Street (Removing by 2025) to Lynbrook to Hallam

The station is also serviced by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.

A number of train stabling sidings are located near the station, including to the north of the station on either side of the railway line, as well as parallel to the platforms. A little used goods yard is located to the south of the station.

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.

Electrification from Oakleigh to Dandenong occurred in 1922.[2] Electrification beyond Dandenong occurred in 1954, first to Warragul, then eventually onwards to Traralgon.[2] Services beyond Dandenong at the time were generally used by electric L class locomotives, both for passenger services and also for briquettes traffic from the large open cut coal mines in the Latrobe Valley. In 1956, the line was duplicated to Narre Warren.[2]

On 19 January 1975, electrified suburban services were extended to Pakenham.[3] Also in the same year, the station buildings were rebuilt.[4]

The station was again rebuilt in 1994/95, as part of the Cranbourne electrification project.[5] The rebuild included the demolition of the former Southern Aurora Hotel (completed in May 1993),[6] the removal of the former wooden station building (completed in April 1994),[6] and filling in the former pedestrian underpass at the Down end of the station.[6] The new station was opened in March 1995 by former Prime Minister Paul Keating.[7][8]

In 2017/2018, it was the twelfth-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.7 million passenger movements.[9]

Disused station General Motors is located between Dandenong and Hallam stations.

Facilities, platforms and services

Dandenong has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. 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,[10][11] and by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services.[12][13]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Gippsland line  V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)

Platform 3:

•  Pakenham line  all stations services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne
•  Gippsland line  V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale (pick up only)

Up until mid-late 2019, the unique configuration of the tracks at both ends of the station allowed trains to depart from any platform, in any direction. Since then, Pakenham bound services can no longer depart from Platform 1.

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes to and from Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  890 : to Lynbrook station[14]
•  892 : to Casey Central Shopping Centre[15]
•  893 : to Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre[16]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  SmartBus   901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport[17]

Ventura Bus Lines operates 21 routes via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  800 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[18]
•  802 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[19]
•  804 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[20]
•  811 : to Brighton[21]
•  812 : to Brighton[22]
•  813 : to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[23]
•  814 : to Springvale South[24]
•  815 : to Noble Park station[25]
•  828 : Hampton station – Berwick station[26]
•  843 : to Mossgiel Park (Endeavour Hills)[27]
•  844 : to Doveton[28]
•  845 : to Mossgiel Park (Endeavour Hills)[29]
•  848 : to Brandon Park Shopping Centre[30]
•  850 : to Glen Waverley station[31]
•  857 : to Chelsea station[32]
•  861 : to Endeavour Hills[33]
•  862 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[34]
•  Night Bus   978 : to Clayton station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[35]
•  Night Bus   979 : to Clayton station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[36]
•  Night Bus   981 : to Cranbourne station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[37]
•  Night Bus   982 : to Cranbourne station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[38]

V/Line operates two coach services to and from Dandenong station:

• Cowes[39]
• Inverloch[39]

Gallery

• 
  Station front and entrance in November 2005

References

External links

• Media related to Dandenong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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