Keilor Plains railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°43′46″S 144°47′38″E / 37.7294°S 144.7938°E / -37.7294; 144.7938Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)SunburyDistance19.50 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking450Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeKPLFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened27 January 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-27)ElectrifiedJanuary 2002
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006466,090[1]2006–2007533,708[1] Increase 14.5%2007–2008543,699[1] Increase 1.87%2008–2009593,417[2] Increase 9.14%2009–2010634,041[2] Increase 6.84%2010–2011633,055[2] Decrease 0.15%2011–2012543,838[2] Decrease 14.09%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014562,204[2] Increase 3.37%2014–2015648,397[1] Increase 15.33%2015–2016724,158[2] Increase 11.68%2016–2017681,423[2] Decrease 5.9%2017–2018748,335[2] Increase 9.81%2018–2019808,750[2] Increase 8.07%2019–2020632,200[2] Decrease 21.83%2020–2021262,450[2] Decrease 58.48%2021–2022277,900[3] Increase 5.88% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
St Albans Sunbury line Watergardens
towards Sunbury
Watergardens
Terminus
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Keilor Plains railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of St Albans, and opened on 27 January 2002.[4]

History

Keilor Plains station opened on 27 January 2002, as part of the extension of the electrified network from St Albans to Sydenham.[4]

In 1986, boom barriers were installed at the former Taylors Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[5] In 1994, a rail-road roundabout was provided at the level crossing.[6] In April 2007, construction commenced on a grade separation project, which involved lowering the road underneath the railway line.[7] By September 2008, the level crossing was replaced and the project completed.[8][9]

Platforms and services

Keilor Plains has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

  •  Sunbury line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Keilor Plains station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Keilor Plains". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1994. p. 184.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2007. p. 191.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 2008. p. 314.
  9. ^ Taylors Road Rail Underpass, Melbourne GHD
  10. ^ "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "418 St Albans Station - Caroline Springs via Keilor Plains Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "421 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Keilor Plains Station". Public Transport Victoria.
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