Caroline Springs railway station

Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs station building in October 2017
Location Christies Road, Ravenhall
Coordinates 37°46′4″S 144°44′18″E / 37.76778°S 144.73833°E / -37.76778; 144.73833Coordinates: 37°46′4″S 144°44′18″E / 37.76778°S 144.73833°E / -37.76778; 144.73833
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by V/Line
Line(s) Serviceton
Distance 21.20 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 350
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code CNS
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 29 January 2017
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Serviceton line

Caroline Springs railway station is a railway station on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia.

History

The Victorian Transport Plan (released in 2008) proposed the progressive upgrade of the Melton line to support future urban development in the corridor. Construction of the station was to have commenced in 2010 and be completed in 2012.[1]

After the 2010 state election, the Baillieu Government put further construction on hold,[2] with an access road to the site having been partially constructed.[3][4] Construction of a bridge over the rail line had to be completed to serve the nearby Boral Quarry which otherwise would have been isolated by the new Regional Rail Link tracks that run north-south across them.

In May 2014, in the run-up to the 2014 state election, the Napthine Government announced that construction would commence in 2014 with a scheduled 2016 completion date.[5] Construction commenced in August 2015.[6]

However, in May 2016, the Andrews Government made the decision to "future-proof" the station for the duplication of the Ballarat line by redesigning the station with a second platform. As a result, the opening of the station was delayed until early 2017.[7]

The station was officially opened by the Member for Kororoit, Marlene Kairouz, on 28 January 2017 during a community day with the first trains calling at the station the following day.[8][9][10][11]

Platforms & services

Caroline Springs station has an island platform, serviced by V/Line Ballarat line services.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kastoria Bus Lines operates one route via Caroline Springs station:

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Jefferson (7 November 2010). "Work starts on Caroline Springs train station, just a bit south". Melton Leader. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Transport Projects - New station for Caroline Springs". transport.vic.gov.au. 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Jason Dowling (2012-02-01). "Caroline Springs station in limbo". The Age. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  4. ↑ Jason Dowling and David Rood (25 March 2011). "State of limbo: Baillieu's project logjam". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Construction set to begin on a new station for Caroline Springs Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Premier of Victoria 2 May 2014
  6. ↑ Public Transport Victoria: Caroline Springs Station
  7. ↑ Lauaki, Esther (24 May 2016). "Redesign for unopened Caroline Springs station". Star Weekly. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Caroline Springs Vicsig
  9. ↑ "There's more in store for regional Victoria". 21 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Caroline Springs Train Station community day City of Melton
  11. ↑ Melbourne's Newest Station Ready for Passengers Minister for Public Transport 28 January 2017
  12. ↑ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 460 timetable Public Transport Victoria
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