Sandown Park railway station, Melbourne

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Sandown Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Springvale, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sandown Park station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened 19 June 1965.<ref name="vicsigsandownpark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="somersaultmay05">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

History

1889-1955

Sandown Park originally opened on 12 August 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse.<ref name=somersaultmay05/> It was renamed Sandown Park in 1892.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/> Named after Sandown Park in Surrey, England,<ref name="vpsandownpark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the station was built to service the nearby Sandown Racecourse, and was only used for racecourse traffic.

Upon opening, the station did not feature in any timetables for the Eastern line.<ref name=somersaultmay05/> By 1892, it was featured in timetables for the first time.<ref name=somersaultmay05/>

By 1909, in addition to the two main lines, there was a signal box and booking office located at the up end of the station,<ref name=somersaultmay05/> and two sidings each over 600 metres long on the eastern side of the tracks,<ref name=somersaultmay05/> for the stabling of special race services. The station had no platform on the up track, instead having an island platform on the down track, with the other face serving one of the sidings on the eastern side.<ref name=somersaultmay05/><ref>Victorian Railways signalling diagram – {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

By 1929, four sidings existed at the down end of the station, parallel to the main lines.<ref name=somersaultmay05/> In 1937, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/> and, in 1943, three sidings that adjoined the back platform road were abolished.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/> By 1954, the back platform road and the remaining siding were placed out of use.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/> On 16 May 1955, Sandown Park was closed.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/>

1965-present

On 19 June 1965, Sandown Park reopened as an island platform,<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/> coinciding with the first race day meeting at the adjacent racecourse.<ref name="theage1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="theage2">Template:Cite news</ref> Like the first station, it was open for passengers on race days only.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/> On October 4 of that year, it was opened for general passenger traffic.<ref name=vicsigsandownpark/><ref name=somersaultmay05/>

The station once had a second exit and a pedestrian underpass at the up end of the platform, but that has since been closed and filled in.

Nearby, towards Noble Park, the Corrigan Road level crossing was removed in 2018, as part of the Victorian Government's Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).<ref name="lxrp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

Sandown Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne and Pakenham line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " \|Sandown Park platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	Limited express
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne		All stations

From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Pattern	Notes	Source
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	Limited express services
1	Template:RouteBox (weekends only)	West Footscray, Sunbury	Town Hall	Limited express services	Between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne		All stations

After 1 February 2026

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " \|Sandown Park platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Sunbury, West Footscray, Watergardens	Town Hall	Limited express
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne		All stations

Gallery

South-east bound view from Platform 2, June 2014
North-west bound view from Platform 1, October 2024
Station building on Platform 2, October 2024
A V/Line VLocity set on a Traralgon-bound service passes Platform 2, October 2024
Station entrance and interior building to the platforms, October 2024
The entrance ramp to the platforms from the underpass, October 2024
Station entrance and underpass to the platforms, October 2024