Caroline Springs railway station


Caroline Springs railway station is a railway station on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.

History

The Victorian Transport Plan 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 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.

Platforms & services

Caroline Springs station has an island platform, serviced by V/Line Ballarat line services.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
operates two routes via Caroline Springs station: