Cardinia Road railway station

Cardinia Road railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Pakenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cardinia Road station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 April 2012.^[4]

Cardinia Road
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with a Comeng train arriving on a Citybound service, July 2012
General information
Location	The Parkway, Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Shire of Cardinia Australia
Coordinates	38°4′16″S 145°26′15″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham
Distance	53.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	450
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CDA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	22 April 2012; 13 years ago (2012-04-22)
Electrified	July 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2011–2012	34,861[1]
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	246,913[1]  608.28%
2014–2015	320,733[2]  29.89%
2015–2016	414,985[1]  29.38%
2016–2017	434,973[1]  4.81%
2017–2018	420,077[1]  3.42%
2018–2019	381,826[1]  9.1%
2019–2020	355,850[1]  6.8%
2020–2021	193,250[1]  45.69%
2021–2022	194,800[3]  0.8%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Officer towards Flinders Street via City Loop Pakenham line Pakenham towards East Pakenham
Future Services Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Officer towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall Pakenham line Pakenham towards East Pakenham
Track layout Legend to Officer Gum Scrub Creek floodway 1 2 Toomuc Creek to Pakenham
Location

History

Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,^[5][6] construction works for the station officially commenced on 11 October 2010, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod at the site.^[7] On 10 June 2011, the name for the station was confirmed as Cardinia Road.^{[4][8][better source needed]} On 15 April 2012, a community open day was held prior to opening,^[9] with the station officially opening a week later, on 22 April.^{[4][better source needed]} Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station,^{[4][9][better source needed]}with a substation built later on in that year to allow all peak-hour services to stop.^[9][10]

In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cardinia Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers being installed in 1986.^[11] On 6 December 2020, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the level crossing was grade separated, and replaced with a road overpass.^[12] In February 2021, the boom barriers, flashing lights and bells were dismantled.^[13]

Platforms and services

Cardinia Road has two side platforms. It is served by Pakenham line trains.^[14]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations services to East Pakenham

In 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cardinia Road station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  926 : Pakenham station – Westfield Fountain Gate^[15]
•  928 : to Pakenham station^[16]

Gallery

• 
  Eastbound view with R761 in the distance,
  July 2012
• 
  Eastbound view with R761 passing through,
  July 2012