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DESIGNS REVEALED FOR TWO NEW PAKENHAM STATIONS IN MELBOURNE Designs have been unveiled for the new Pakenham and East Pakenham stations in Melbourne’s east, which will be built as part of a fast-tracked project to remove level crossings in the area. McGregor Road, Main Street and Racecourse Road in Pakenham will see level crossings removed by 2023/24, which will create more open space for locals. Works to remove these three level crossings will begin later this year. The level crossings are among the total 22 crossings being removed on the Pakenham line as part of a $15 billion investment by Victorian Government to upgrade the Pakenham line, making the line boomgate free by 2025. The project is extending the metropolitan rail track by two kilometres and building a new East Pakenham Station in this growth
area of Melbourne. With four tracks – including dedicated bypass tracks – the new East Pakenham Station will remove a major bottleneck for the V/Line and Metro train network, reducing congestion and providing more efficient commutes for motorists. It will also create safer and more direct links between public transport and the town centre. Architecture firm Genton will develop the stations, with an emphasis to be placed on ensuring that the design of the station reflects the character of the suburb. Construction will also include a bus and two dedicated pick-up and drop-off zones to offer safer access to the station. An additional 450 cap parking spaces will be built at Pakenham Station. Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said Pakenham and East
Pakenham were among the fastest growing suburbs in Victoria. “These are some of the fastest growing suburbs in Victoria. The new stations at Pakenham and East Pakenham will ensure we have the right infrastructure in place at the right time to serve people in these booming communities,” the Minister said. “We’re removing 22 level dangerous and congested level crossings on the Pakenham line, with 10 already gone, seven underway and we’ve recently added another five, making the line level crossing free by 2025.” Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Project aims to remove 85 level crossings by 2025. Together with the Metro Tunnel, bigger trains and next-generation highcapacity signalling, the upgrades will make room for 121,000 extra peak hour passengers each week.
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