It serves the south-eastern suburb of Pakenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

[4] Announced as part of the Victorian Transport Plan in 2008,[5][6] construction works for the station officially commenced on 11 October 2010, when the then Minister for Public Transport, Martin Pakula, turned the first sod at the site.

[4][better source needed] Due to power supply issues, only selected peak-hour services stopped at the station,[4][9][better source needed]with a substation built later on in that year to allow all peak-hour services to stop.

[9][10] In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Cardinia Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers being installed in 1986.

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Cardinia Road station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Media related to Cardinia Road railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons