Melbourne's Newest Station // Pakenham Goes East!

A look at the brand new East Pakenham station, opened in June 2024 as a small extension of Melbourne's Pakenham suburban railway line.

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All photographs, video and diagrams used in this video are by Martin Bennet (me).

My voiceover in this video was recorded with the assistance of my brother Cian, who happens to be a sound recordist and musician. Check out his music here: https://hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic

Chapters:

00:00 - It's Pakenham, but East
01:36 - The problem with Old Pakenham
03:14 - Operationally Convenient East Pakenham
06:36 - But not the East Pakenham Line?
07:34 - A look at the station
08:56 - New Regular Pakenham
09:25 - East Pakenham Future prospects

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