Sandown Park railway station, Melbourne
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Sandown Park is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Springvale
, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Sandown Park is unmanned and is in Metcard
Zone 2.
and Sandown Greyhound Track are located near the station.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
, with a large weatherboard building at the Dandenong end of the station. A large Metcard
ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki
ticket vending machine. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine sits next to the disused ticket office window.
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. The station closed in 1955, being reopened in the current form for general passenger traffic in 1965. The station once had a second exit and subway at the up end of the platform, this has since been closed and filled in.
Platform 2:
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
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, Australia
Australia
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, located in the suburb of Springvale
Springvale, Victoria
Springvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong...
, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Sandown Park is unmanned and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 2.
Facilities
Sandown Park is located between Lightwood Road and Flinders Street, with station access from both via the station's underpass. The Sandown RacecourseSandown Racecourse
Sandown Racecourse is one of the four horse racing venues located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Built for the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, it is the only metropolitan racecourse built in the 20th century and was opened before a crowd of 52,000, in June 1965.Sandown Racecourse is situated 25...
and Sandown Greyhound Track are located near the station.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, with a large weatherboard building at the Dandenong end of the station. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...
ticket vending machine. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine sits next to the disused ticket office window.
History
Sandown Park station first opened in 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse, and was renamed Sandown Park in 1892. In addition to the two main lines, there was a signal boxSignal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
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. The station closed in 1955, being reopened in the current form for general passenger traffic in 1965. The station once had a second exit and subway at the up end of the platform, this has since been closed and filled in.
Platforms and services
Platform 1:- Suburban Metro TrainsMetro Trains MelbourneMetro Trains Melbourne is the current franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture led by Hong Kong based MTR Corporation together with John Holland Group and United Group Rail .Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 381...
services to Flinders StreetFlinders Street StationFlinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
.
Platform 2:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Cranbourne.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Dandenong.
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Pakenham.