Pakenham line
East Pakenham ↔ Sunbury · via Metro Tunnel — 27 stations from Arden to East Pakenham.
About the Pakenham line
The Pakenham line is part of the Metro Tunnel on the Metro Trains Melbourne network. Its trains run from East Pakenham through the city and continue onto the Sunbury line; this page covers its 27 stations from Arden to East Pakenham. The line runs through the new Metro Tunnel (Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac) rather than the City Loop. Change at Dandenong for Cranbourne trains, at Caulfield for the Frankston line, at Town Hall (link to Flinders Street) or State Library (link to Melbourne Central) for the City Loop lines, and at Footscray for the Werribee and Williamstown lines. Metro Tunnel trains do not stop at Flinders Street, Southern Cross or Richmond.
Stations on this line
The Pakenham line is one of Melbourne’s busiest corridors and was extended to East Pakenham with the level-crossing removal program.
Frequently asked questions
The Pakenham line is one of Melbourne’s suburban train lines, part of the Metro Tunnel. Its trains run from East Pakenham through the Metro Tunnel and continue onto the Sunbury line; this guide lists 27 stations from Arden to East Pakenham.
In the PTV timetable a trip from Town Hall to East Pakenham takes about 72 minutes; express and short trips vary.
First trains run from around 5:00 am and last trains around midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, Night Network trains run all night, roughly hourly. On weekdays trains run about every 5–7 min in the peak and every 20 min during the day, and about every 20 min at weekends (PTV timetable, October 2026).
Change at Dandenong for Cranbourne trains, at Caulfield for the Frankston line, at Town Hall (link to Flinders Street) or State Library (link to Melbourne Central) for the City Loop lines, and at Footscray for the Werribee and Williamstown lines. Metro Tunnel trains do not stop at Flinders Street, Southern Cross or Richmond.