Dandenong railway station, Victoria

Dandenong
Northbound view from Platform 3 in January 2013
Location	Rudduck Street, Dandenong Australia
Coordinates	37°59′24″S 145°12′35″E / 37.9900°S 145.2098°E / -37.9900; 145.2098Coordinates: 37°59′24″S 145°12′35″E / 37.9900°S 145.2098°E / -37.9900; 145.2098
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	31.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	9
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300
Bicycle facilities	12
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	DNG
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013/14)	2.390 million  10.04%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Yarraman toward Flinders Street Pakenham line Hallam toward Pakenham Cranbourne line Lynbrook toward Cranbourne Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Clayton toward Southern Cross Gippsland line Berwick toward Traralgon or Bairnsdale

Dandenong railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong opening on 8 October 1887. In 2011/12 it was the 9th busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.7 million passenger movements.

A number of train stabling sidings are near the station, as is a little used goods yard to the south of the station. Stabling facilities are located north of the station on either side of the track, trains are also stabled on tracks parallel to the platforms.

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. The station buildings were rebuilt in 1975, and again in 1994/95, as part of the Cranbourne electrification project. The new station was opened in March 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating.

Dandenong has one side platform and one island platform with two sides. 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 services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Due to the unique configuration of the tracks on either ends of the station, trains can depart from any platform in any direction when necessary (mostly seen in peak time or disruptions).