Sandown Park railway station, Melbourne

Sandown Park railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the boundary of the south-eastern suburbs of Springvale and Noble Park, opening in 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse. It was renamed to Sandown Park in 1892.[2]

Sandown Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in June 2014
LocationLightwood Road
Springvale, Victoria 3171
Australia
Coordinates37°57′24″S 145°09′48″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance25.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking250 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSNP
Fare zone2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1889 (1889)
Rebuilt19 June 1965
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesOakleigh Racecourse
Traffic
Passengers (2008–2009)404,269[1]
Passengers (2009–2010)440,579[1]  8.98%
Passengers (2010–2011)443,853[1]  0.74%
Passengers (2011–2012)411,211[1]  7.35%
Passengers (2012–2013)Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013–2014)526,464[1]  28.03%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Springvale
Pakenham line
Noble Park
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Noble Park
towards Cranbourne

The station was built to service Sandown Racecourse. In addition to the two main lines, there was a signal box and booking office, and two sidings each over 600 metres long on the eastern side of the tracks, for the stabling of special race trains. The station had no platform on the up track, instead having an island platform on the down track, the other face serving one of the sidings on the eastern side.[3]

The station was only used for racecourse traffic and closed in May 1955. In June 1965 it reopened for general passenger traffic as an island platform.[2] The station once had a second exit and subway at the up end of the platform but that has since been closed and filled in. Nearby towards Noble Park, the Corrigan Road's level crossing removal in 2018 was part of the Victorian Government's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).

Platforms & services

Sandown Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

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References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. Sandown Park Vicsig
  3. Victorian Railways signalling diagram – "Sandown Park 743'09". www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  4. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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