Sandown Park railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Springvale, and it opened in 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse. It was renamed Sandown Park in 1892.[2]

Sandown Park
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1 in June 2014
General information
Location	Lightwood Road, Springvale, Victoria 3171 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°57′24″S 145°09′48″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	25.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	250 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	SNP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1889; 133 years ago (1889)
Closed	16 May 1955
Rebuilt	19 June 1965
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Previous names	Oakleigh Racecourse (1889-1892)
Passengers
2008–2009	404,269[1]
2009–2010	440,579[1]  8.98%
2010–2011	443,853[1]  0.74%
2011–2012	411,211[1]  7.35%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	526,464[1]  28.03%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Springvale towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Noble Park towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Noble Park towards Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Springvale 1 2 to Noble Park

The station was built to service the nearby Sandown Racecourse. In addition to the two main lines, there was a signal box and booking office, and two sidings each over 600 metres long on the eastern side of the tracks, for the stabling of special race trains. The station had no platform on the Up track, instead having an island platform on the Down track, the other face serving one of the sidings on the eastern side.[3] By 1937, a crossover at the Down end of the station was removed,[2] and in 1943, the sidings that adjoined the back platform were abolished.[2]

The station was only used for racecourse traffic, and was closed on 16 May 1955. In June 1965, it reopened as an island platform for passengers on race days only.[2] It was opened for general passenger traffic in October of the same year.[2] The station once had a second exit and subway at the Up end of the platform, but that has since been closed and filled in. Nearby, towards Noble Park, the Corrigan Road level crossing was removed in 2018, as part of the Victorian Government's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).

Platforms and services

Sandown Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[4][5]

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 services to Cranbourne

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

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au