Dandenong railway station

Dandenong railway station is a commuter, regional railway station and the junction point of the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Dandenong, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Dandenong station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 8 October 1877, with the current station provided in 1995.^[4]

Dandenong
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 3 looking at station concourse, January 2013
General information
Location	Rudduck Street, Dandenong, Victoria 3175 City of Greater Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°59′24″S 145°12′35″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Cranbourne Pakenham Gippsland
Distance	31.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	9
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	Bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	300 spaces
Bicycle facilities	12 racks
Accessible	No — steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	DNG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877; 147 years ago (1877-10-08)
Rebuilt	1975 24 March 1995
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	1,749,164[1]
2006–2007	1,956,212[1]  11.83%
2007–2008	2,208,117[1]  12.87%
2008–2009	2,469,632[2]  11.84%
2009–2010	2,406,134[2]  2.57%
2010–2011	2,544,899[2]  5.76%
2011–2012	2,657,623[2]  4.42%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	2,390,722[2]  10.04%
2014–2015	2,403,533[1]  0.53%
2015–2016	2,329,886[2]  3.06%
2016–2017	2,374,824[2]  1.92%
2017–2018	2,190,679[2]  7.75%
2018–2019	2,165,203[2]  1.16%
2019–2020	1,819,050[2]  15.98%
2020–2021	1,159,900[2]  36.23%
2021–2022	1,234,650[3]  6.44%
2022–2023	1,738,900[3]  40.84%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Yarraman towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Hallam towards East Pakenham Cranbourne line Lynbrook towards Cranbourne Terminus Cranbourne line Shuttle services Future (from 2025) Yarraman towards Sunbury Sunshine–Dandenong corridor (under construction) Hallam towards East Pakenham Lynbrook towards Cranbourne Preceding station V/Line Following station Clayton towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Berwick 1 weekday peak service towards Traralgon Pakenham towards Traralgon or Bairnsdale Caulfield towards Southern Cross Gippsland line Bairnsdale express Pakenham towards Bairnsdale
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Line open   Orbost line   General Motors Terminus   South Gippsland line   Lyndhurst
Track layout Legend to Yarraman 1 3 2 Webster Street (Removing by 2025) to Lynbrook to Hallam Electrified Non-electrified This diagram: view talk edit

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 was once located to the south of the station.^[4]

The disused General Motors station was situated between Dandenong and Hallam.

History

Dandenong opened as one of the original stations on the Melbourne to Sale railway line. In 1892, the South Gippsland line opened from Dandenong. Like the suburb itself, the station name derives either from an Indigenous word believed to mean "lofty mountains",^[5] or the Woiwurrung word "Tanjenong", which was the name of a local creek.^[6]

In 1922, the line from Oakleigh to Dandenong was electrified.^[4] In 1954, electrification was extended to Warragul, then onwards to Traralgon.^[4] Trains beyond Dandenong were generally hauled by L class electric locomotives, and were principally used for passenger services and briquette traffic, using coal from the large open cut coal mines in the Latrobe Valley. In 1956, the line was duplicated to Narre Warren.^[4]

In 1972, the down end of Platform 1 was extended.^[7] On 19 January 1975, electrified suburban services were extended to Pakenham.^[8] Occurring in that year, the station buildings were reconstructed.^[9]

During 1994-1995, the station was again rebuilt, as part of the Cranbourne electrification project.^[10] The rebuild included the demolition of the former Southern Aurora Hotel (completed in May 1993),^[11] the removal of the former timber station building (completed in April 1994),^[11] and filling-in the pedestrian underpass at the down end of the station.^[11] On 24 March 1995, the rebuilt station was opened by the then Prime Minister Paul Keating.^[12][13][14]

During the 2017/2018 financial year, Dandenong was the twelfth-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with almost 2.2 million passenger movements.^[15]

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) has a kiosk and an enclosed waiting room, containing a customer service window and toilets.

Dandenong is served by Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains,^[16][17] and by V/Line Traralgon and Bairnsdale trains.^[18][19]

Platform 1:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Gippsland line  V/Line services to Southern Cross (set-down only)

Platform 3:

•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne
•  Pakenham line  all stations services to East Pakenham
•  Gippsland line  V/Line services to Traralgon and Bairnsdale (pick-up only)

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.

Future services:
In addition to the current services, the PTV Network Development Plan proposes linking the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines to both the Sunbury line and the proposed Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.^[20]

•  Sunbury line  express services to West Footscray and Sunbury (2025 onwards)
•  Airport line  express services to Melbourne Airport (2029 onwards)

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes to and from Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  890 : to Lynbrook station^[21]
•  892 : to Casey Central^[22]
•  893 : to Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre^[23]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• SmartBus  901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport^[24]

Ventura Bus Lines operates twenty routes via Dandenong station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  800 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[25]
•  802 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[26]
•  804 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[27]
•  811 : to Brighton^[28]
•  812 : to Brighton^[29]
•  813 : to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre^[30]
•  814 : to Springvale South^[31]
•  828 : Hampton station – Berwick station^[32]
•  843 : to Endeavour Hills^[33]
•  844 : to Doveton^[34]
•  845 : to Endeavour Hills^[35]
•  848 : to Brandon Park Shopping Centre^[36]
•  850 : to Glen Waverley station^[37]
•  857 : to Chelsea station^[38]
•  861 : to Endeavour Hills^[39]
•  862 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[40]
• Night Bus  978 : to Clayton station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[41]
• Night Bus  979 : to Clayton station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[42]
• Night Bus  981 : to Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[43]
• Night Bus  982 : to Cranbourne (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[44]

V/Line operates two coach services to and from Dandenong station:

• Cowes^[45]
• Inverloch^[45]

Gallery

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  Station entrance and building, November 2005

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
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5. "Dandenong". Victorian Places. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
7. "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1972. p. 5.
8. "Improved Suburban Services". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 33.
9. Winter, Vincent Adams (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
10. Fiddian, Mark (1997). Trains, Tracks, Travellers. A history of the Victorian Railways. South Eastern Independent Newspapers. p. 154. ISBN 1-875475-12-5.
11. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1994. p. 252.
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22. "892 Casey Central SC – Dandenong Station via Hampton Park SC". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
23. "893 Cranbourne Park SC – Dandenong Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
24. "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
25. "800 Dandenong – Chadstone via Princes Highway & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
26. "802 Dandenong - Chadstone via Mulgrave & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
27. "804 Dandenong - Chadstone via Wheelers Hill & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
28. "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
29. "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
30. "813 Dandenong - Waverley Gardens SC". Public Transport Victoria.
31. "814 Springvale South - Dandenong via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
32. "828 Hampton – Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
33. "843 Endeavour Hills – Dandenong Station via Daniel Solander Dr". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
34. "844 Dandenong - Doveton via McCrae Street". Public Transport Victoria.
35. "845 Endeavour Hills – Dandenong Station via Kennington Park Dr". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
36. "848 Dandenong - Brandon Park Shopping Centre via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
37. "850 Dandenong - Glen Waverley via Mulgrave & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
38. "857 Chelsea Railway Station – Dandenong Railway Station via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
39. "861 Endeavour Hills – Dandenong Station via Dandenong Hospital". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
40. "862 Dandenong - Chadstone via North Dandenong & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
41. "978 Clayton Station – Dandenong Station via Mulgrave". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
42. "979 Clayton Station – Dandenong Station via Keysborough". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
43. "981 Dandenong Station – Cranbourne via Berwick". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
44. "982 Dandenong Station – Cranbourne via Endeavour Hills & Hampton Park". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
45. "Cowes and Inverloch – Melbourne via Dandenong & Koo Wee Rup". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

External links

• Media related to Dandenong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au