Yarraman railway station

Yarraman railway station is a minor commuter railway station on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines of the metropolitan railway network in Victoria, Australia, located about 27 km from the Melbourne CBD. It serves neighbourhoods between the south-eastern Melbourne suburbs of Noble Park and Dandenong, and is named after the nearby Yarraman Creek, a first-order tributary of the lower Dandenong Creek/Patterson River system.

The EastLink toll road is located near the down (south-eastern) end of the station, crossing the line via an overpass. The EastLink Trail, which follows the tollway, uses the entrance footbridge of the station to traverse the railway.

History
Yarraman station opened on 21 December 1976. To allow its construction, the existing up track was slewed in 1974. At that time, an alternative name for the station, "Fotheringham", was suggested, to recognise a notable local family.

In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced the grade separation of the nearby Chandler Road level crossing. Construction began in 2016, with the level crossing removed and a railway overpass built over the road by 2018. Unlike many stations between Noble Park and Caulfield, that were elevated on viaducts as part of the level crossing removal project, the tracks between Dandenong and Noble Park largely remained at ground level. Yarraman station was not rebuilt because it is over 500 metres away from the Chandler Road viaduct.

Platforms and services
Yarraman station has one island platform with two faces, accessible only via a ramped elevated footbridge at its south-eastern end. It is served by Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains. The Department of Transport plans to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line in 2025, using the new Metro Tunnel.

During peak hours, limited express services towards Flinders Street, Cranbourne and Pakenham often skip the station. V/Line services on the Traralgon and Bairnsdale line do not stop at the station.

Platform 1:
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Cranbourne
 * all stations services to East Pakenham

Future services
In addition to the current services, the PTV Network Development Plan proposes linking the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to both the Sunbury line and Melbourne Airport rail link via the Metro Tunnel.
 * express services to West Footscray and Sunbury (2025 onwards)
 * express services to Melbourne Airport (2029 onwards)

Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Yarraman station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : Dandenong station – Brighton
 * : Dandenong station – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre