Dandenong railway station

Dandenong railway station is a railway station in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Gippsland line and is also the terminus of the South Gippsland line. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, opening on 8 October 1887. Pakenham and Cranbourne commuter rail services, as well as Traralgon and Bairnsdale regional rail services stop at this station. 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.

History
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.

Facilities, platforms and services
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:
 * Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * Cranbourne line: all stations services to Cranbourne

Platform 2:
 * Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 *  Gippsland line : V/Line services to Southern Cross

Platform 3:
 * Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
 * Cranbourne line: all stations services to Cranbourne
 *  Gippsland line : V/Line services to Traralgon & Bairnsdale

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).

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

Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Dandenong station:
 * SmartBus 901: Frankston station – Melbourne Airport

Ventura Bus Lines operate 18 routes to and from Dandenong station:
 * 800: to Chadstone Shopping Centre
 * 802: to Chadstone Shopping Centre
 * 804: to Chadstone Shopping Centre
 * 811: to Brighton
 * 812: to Brighton
 * 813: to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre
 * 814: to Springvale South
 * 815: to Noble Park station
 * 828: Hampton station – Berwick station
 * 843: to Mossgiel Park
 * 844: to Doveton
 * 845: to Mossgiel Park
 * 848: to Brandon Park Shopping Centre
 * 849: to Mossgiel Park
 * 850: to Glen Waverley station
 * 857: to Chelsea station
 * 861: to Endeavour Hills
 * 862: to Chadstone Shopping Centre

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes from Dandenong station:
 * 890: to Lynbrook Station
 * 892: to Casey Central Shopping Centre
 * 893: to Cranbourne

V/Line operate two coach services to and from Dandenong station:
 * Cowes
 * Inverloch