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Caroline Springs railway station

Caroline Springs
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.

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.

After the 2010 state election, the Baillieu Government put further construction on hold, with an access road to the site having been partially constructed. 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. Construction commenced in August 2015.

However, in May 2016, the Andrews Government 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.

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.

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kastoria Bus Lines operates one route via Caroline Springs station:


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