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suburb of Springvale, and it opened in 1889 as Oakleigh Racecourse. It was renamed Sandown Park in 1892.

History

Named after

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, the station was built to service the nearby

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. In addition to the two main lines, there was a

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and booking office, and two sidings each over 600 metres long on the eastern side of the tracks, for the stabling of special race services. The station had no platform on the Up track, instead having an

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on the Down track, with the other face serving one of the sidings on the eastern side. By 1937, a

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at the Down end of the station was removed and, in 1943, the sidings that adjoined the back platform were abolished. The station was only used for racecourse traffic, and was closed on 16 May 1955. In June 1965, it reopened as an island platform for passengers on race days only. It was opened for general passenger traffic in October of that year. The station once had a second exit and a

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at the Up end of the platform, but that has since been closed and filled in. Nearby, towards

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, the Corrigan Road

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was removed in 2018, as part of the

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(LXRP).

Platforms and services

Sandown Park has one

with two faces. It is serviced by

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' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Pakenham * all stations services to Cranbourne Future services:
In addition to the current services the

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proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the

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and under-construction

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via the

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. * express services to

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and Sunbury (2025 onwards) * express services to

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(2029 onwards)

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Cranbourne=y, Pakenham=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the City of Greater Dandenong