| East Pakenham | |
| Type: | PTV Commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Sharnet Circuit Pakenham East, Victoria 3810 |
| Borough: | Shire of Cardinia |
| Country: | Australia |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Distance: | 60.00 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Parking: | 300 spaces |
| Bicycle: | Available |
| Accessible: | Yes—step free access |
| Electrified: | 1500 V DC overhead |
| Status: | Operational, premium station |
| Code: | EPH |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Other Services Header: | Disruptions only |
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
| Map State: | expanded |
East Pakenham railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Pakenham line, serving the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Pakenham East in Victoria, Australia. East Pakenham is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces, and bypass tracks for V/Line regional services. It opened on 3 June 2024.[1]
East Pakenham station was constructed at the same time as a rebuild of Pakenham station, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[2] [3] [4] [5] Until mid-2023, the state government referred to the station as Pakenham East railway station. The name "East Pakenham" was confirmed in a new rail network map published in May 2023 by Public Transport Victoria. It was named "East Pakenham" station so it would not be confused with the nearby Pakenham East rail depot.[6] [5]
East Pakenham station was announced in February 2021. It was designed to remove a major bottleneck where through V/Line trains and terminating Metro trains were required to use the same tracks at the old Pakenham station. The new station provides separate turnback tracks for Metro trains and dedicated V/Line bypass tracks, avoiding congestion and improving service reliability.[7]
On 3 June 2024, East Pakenham station opened to passengers at the same time as the rebuilt elevated Pakenham station.[8] [9]
East Pakenham has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Pakenham line trains.[10]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
By June 2025, trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.