Pakenham railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Pakenham


CODE=PKM
DISTANCE=56.9 km
LINES=Bairnsdale,
Pakenham
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19880 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19880#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.486109108031&y=-38.0806199192821&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=1&circle= Link]

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ZONE=2

Pakenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Pakenham, and is the terminus of the Pakenham railway line. The station is located at the eastern end of the Main Street level crossing, and is classed as a Premium Station in Metcard Zone 2.

The station consists of an island platform, with a large pebblemix building housing an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Stabling facilities are located adjacent to the station. Its platforms are accessible from Railway Avenue.

The station first opened on October 8 1877, [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Pakenham VICSIG Infrastructure - Pakenham] ] as one of the original stops on the Melbourne-to-Sale railway line, although the whole line was not completed until 1879. In 1970 the station buildings were replaced with a new pebblestone structure and in 1975 suburban services were extended to the station. The station was upgraded to Premium Station status on March 15 1996cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] . In 2004, the local council issued a proposal for the redevelopment of the current station.

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* [http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Pakenham.pdf Victorian Station Histories: Pakenham station]

MetlinkVlineStations
Line1=Pakenham line
VLine=Bairnsdale line
Previous1=Officer
VPrevious=Berwick
Here=Pakenham
VNext=Nar Nar Goon

"'The proposed Cardinia Road station is located between Officer and Pakenham.