Dandenong railway station
Dandenong railway station is the junction station for the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, and it opened on 8 October 1877. The station is also serviced by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. A number of train stabling sidings are located near the station, including to the north of the station on either side of the railway line, as well as parallel to the platforms. A little used goods yard is located to the south of the station. History. Dandenong station opened on 8  October 1877, as one of the original stations on the Melbourne to Sale railway line. The South Gippsland railway line opened in 1892 from Dandenong. Electrification from Oakleigh to Dandenong occurred in 1922. Electrification beyond Dandenong occurred in 1954, first to Warragul, then eventually onwards to Traralgon. Services beyond Dandenong at the time were generally used by electric L class locomotives, both for passenger services and also for briquettes traffic from the large open cut coal mines in the Latrobe Valley. In 1956, the line was duplicated to Narre Warren. On 19 January 1975, electrified suburban services were extended to  Pakenham. Also in the same year, the station buildings were rebuilt. The station was again rebuilt in 1994/95, as part of the Cranbourne electrification project. The rebuild included the demolition of the former Southern Aurora Hotel (completed in May 1993), the removal of the former wooden station building (completed in April 1994), and filling in the former pedestrian underpass at the Down end of the station. The new station was opened in March 1995 by former Prime Minister Paul Keating. In 2017/2018, it was the twelfth-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.7 million passenger movements. Disused station  General Motors is located between Dandenong and Hallam stations. Facilities, platforms and services. Dandenong has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs and lifts from an overhead concourse. The side platform (Platform 3) features a kiosk and an enclosed waiting room, containing a customer service window and toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services, and by V/Line's Traralgon and Bairnsdale line services. Platform 1: Platform 2: Platform 3: Up until mid-late 2019, the unique configuration of the tracks at both ends  of the station allowed trains to depart from any platform, in any direction. Since then, Pakenham bound services can no longer depart from Platform 1. It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line, through the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025. Transport links. Cranbourne Transit operates three routes to and from Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates 21 routes via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: V/Line operates two coach  services to and from Dandenong station: