Cardinia Road railway station
Cardinia Road railway station is located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 22 April 2012, and serves the south-eastern Melbourne satellite suburb of Pakenham.[1]
Cardinia Road | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 1 in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Cardinia Road, Pakenham | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°4′16″S 145°26′15″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 53.68 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 450 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | CDA | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 April 2012 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013/14 | 246,913  623.5% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Construction works commenced in October 2010 and the station opened eighteen months later.[2]
Platforms & services
Cardinia Road has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Pakenham line trains.[3]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cardinia Road station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 926: Pakenham station – Westfield Fountain Gate[4]
- 928: to Pakenham station[5]
Gallery
References
- Cardinia Road Vicsig
- Ready to roll at Cardinia Road Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Casey Weekly 1 April 2012
- "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
- "928 Pakenham Station - Cardinia Road Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Cardinia Road railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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