Cardinia Road railway station

Cardinia Road
Eastbound view from Platform 1, with a Comeng train arriving on a Citybound service, July 2012
General information
LocationThe Parkway,
Pakenham, Victoria 3810
Shire of Cardinia
Australia
Coordinates38°4′16″S 145°26′15″E / 38.07111°S 145.43750°E / -38.07111; 145.43750
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LinePakenham
Distance53.68 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking450
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCDA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2011–201234,861[1]
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014246,913[1]  608.28%
2014–2015320,733[2]  29.89%
2015–2016414,985[1]  29.38%
2016–2017434,973[1]  4.81%
2017–2018420,077[1]  3.42%
2018–2019381,826[1]  9.1%
2019–2020355,850[1]  6.8%
2020–2021193,250[1]  45.69%
2021–2022194,800[3]  0.8%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Officer
towards Flinders Street via City Loop
 Pakenham line Pakenham
towards East Pakenham
Weekends
Officer
towards West Footscray or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Pakenham line Pakenham
towards East Pakenham
Future Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Officer
towards West Footscray, Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Pakenham line Pakenham
towards East Pakenham
Track layout
to Officer
Gum Scrub Creek floodway
1
2
Toomuc Creek
to Pakenham
Location

Cardinia Road station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne rail 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]

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] 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] Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station,[4][9]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]

Current (until 1 February 2026)

Cardinia Road platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Pattern Notes Source
1  Pakenham line  Flinders Street City Loop Limited express services
 Pakenham line  (weekends only) West Footscray, Sunbury Town Hall Limited express services Between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends [15]
2  Pakenham line  East Pakenham All stations

From 1 February 2026

Cardinia Road platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Pattern
1  Pakenham line  Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray Town Hall Limited express
2  Pakenham line  East Pakenham All stations

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

  •  925 : Pakenham station – Officer South (via Cardinia Road Station)[16]
  • Eastbound view with R761 in the distance,
    July 2012
  • Eastbound view with R761 passing through,
    July 2012

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Cardinia Road". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2009. p. 38.
  6. ^ Victorian Transport Plan
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 2010. p. 342.
  8. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 2011. p. 197.
  9. ^ a b c "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 2012. p. 134.
  10. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2013. p. 69.
  11. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  12. ^ "Cardinia Road bridge now open months ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Boom gates gone for good at Cardinia Road, Pakenham". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "Metro Tunnel's Summer Start". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  16. ^ https://transport.vic.gov.au/route/16590
  17. ^ "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  18. ^ "928 Pakenham Station - Cardinia Road Station". Public Transport Victoria.

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