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
Track layout
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to Watergardens

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 abolished 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 late 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.

Transport links

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.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service