Sandown Park railway station, Melbourne

Sandown Park
South-east bound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationLightwood Road,
Springvale, Victoria 3171
City of Greater Dandenong
Australia
Coordinates37°57′24″S 145°09′48″E / 37.9568°S 145.1632°E / -37.9568; 145.1632
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance25.68 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSNP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 June 1965 (1965-06-19)
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesOakleigh Racecourse (1889-1892)
Passengers
2005–2006415,698[1]
2006–2007466,021[1]  12.1%
2007–2008455,989[1]  2.15%
2008–2009404,270[2]  11.34%
2009–2010440,579[2]  8.98%
2010–2011443,853[2]  0.74%
2011–2012411,211[2]  7.35%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014526,464[2]  28.02%
2014–2015504,513[1]  4.16%
2015–2016571,573[2]  13.29%
2016–2017607,300[2]  6.25%
2017–2018527,513[2]  13.13%
2018–2019537,382[2]  1.87%
2019–2020443,950[2]  17.38%
2020–2021178,800[2]  59.72%
2021–2022189,600[3]  6.04%
2022–2023315,850[3]  66.58%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Springvale
towards Flinders Street via City Loop
 Pakenham line Noble Park
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Weekends
Springvale
towards West Footscray or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Pakenham line Noble Park
towards East Pakenham
Future Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Springvale
towards West Footscray, Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall
 Pakenham line Noble Park
towards East Pakenham or Cranbourne
Cranbourne line
Location

Sandown Park station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Springvale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sandown Park station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened 19 June 1965.[4][5]

History

1889-1955

Sandown Park originally opened on 12 August 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse.[5] It was renamed Sandown Park in 1892.[4] Named after Sandown Park in Surrey, England,[6] the station was built to service the nearby Sandown Racecourse, and was only used for racecourse traffic.

Upon opening, the station did not feature in any timetables for the Eastern line.[5] By 1892, it was featured in timetables for the first time.[5]

By 1909, in addition to the two main lines, there was a signal box and booking office located at the up end of the station,[5] and two sidings each over 600 metres long on the eastern side of the tracks,[5] for the stabling of special race services. The station had no platform on the up track, instead having an island platform on the down track, with the other face serving one of the sidings on the eastern side.[5][7]

By 1929, four sidings existed at the down end of the station, parallel to the main lines.[5] In 1937, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished[4][5] and, in 1943, three sidings that adjoined the back platform road were abolished.[4][5] By 1954, the back platform road and the remaining siding were placed out of use.[4][5] On 16 May 1955, Sandown Park was closed.[4][5]

1965-present

On 19 June 1965, Sandown Park reopened as an island platform,[4][5] coinciding with the first race day meeting at the adjacent racecourse.[8][9] Like the first station, it was open for passengers on race days only.[4][5] On October 4 of that year, it was opened for general passenger traffic.[4][5]

The station once had a second exit and a pedestrian underpass 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).[10]

Platforms and services

Sandown Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne and Pakenham line services.[11][12]

Current (until 1 February 2026)

Sandown Park platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Pattern Notes Source
1  Pakenham line 
 Cranbourne 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 [13]
2  Pakenham line 
 Cranbourne line  		East Pakenham, Cranbourne All stations

From 1 February 2026

Sandown Park platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Pakenham line 
 Cranbourne line  		Sunbury, West Footscray, Watergardens Town Hall Limited express
2  Pakenham line 
 Cranbourne line  		East Pakenham, Cranbourne All stations
  • South-east bound view from Platform 2, June 2014
  • North-west bound view from Platform 1, October 2024
  • Station building on Platform 2, October 2024
  • A V/Line VLocity set on a Traralgon-bound service passes Platform 2, October 2024
  • Station entrance and interior building to the platforms, October 2024
  • The entrance ramp to the platforms from the underpass, October 2024
  • Station entrance and underpass to the platforms, October 2024

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sandown Park". vicsig.net. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o David Langley (May 2005). "Sandown Park". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 45–50.
  6. ^ "Sandown Park". Victorian Places. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ Victorian Railways signalling diagram – "Sandown Park 743'09". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Tony (19 June 1965). "Strollalong to miss at Sandown". The Age. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Endurance Stakes at Sandown". The Age. 21 June 1965. p. 20.
  10. ^ "Corrigan Road, Noble Park". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "Metro Tunnel's Summer Start". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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