Caroline Springs railway station
Caroline Springs | |||||||||||
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| Location | Christies Road, Ravenhall | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′4″S 144°44′18″E / 37.76778°S 144.73833°ECoordinates: 37°46′4″S 144°44′18″E / 37.76778°S 144.73833°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | V/Line | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Serviceton | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.20 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Construction commenced in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Station code | CNS | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Caroline Springs railway station is a railway station under construction on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. Construction of the new single-platform station commenced in August 2015 and the station is scheduled to open in 2016.[1][2]
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.[3]
After the 2010 state election, the Baillieu Government put further construction on hold,[4] with an access road to the site having been partially constructed.[5][6] 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.[7] There was a change of government at the election and construction actually commenced in August 2015.[2]
Platforms & services
Caroline Springs station will have a single platform, serviced by V/Line Ballarat line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Ballarat line: V/Line services to Southern Cross & Ballarat including Ararat
References
- ↑ Caroline Springs Vicsig
- 1 2 Public Transport Victoria: Caroline Springs Station
- ↑ Andrew Jefferson (7 November 2010). "Work starts on Caroline Springs train station, just a bit south". Melton Leader. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Transport Projects - New station for Caroline Springs". transport.vic.gov.au. 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Jason Dowling (2012-02-01). "Caroline Springs station in limbo". The Age. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ Jason Dowling and David Rood (25 March 2011). "State of limbo: Baillieu's project logjam". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Construction set to begin on a new station for Caroline Springs Premier of Victoria 2 May 2014
- ↑ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria