Caroline Springs railway station

Caroline Springs
PTV regional rail station
Southbound view of the station forecourt, concourse, entrance and platform, October 2017
General information
LocationChristies Road,
Ravenhall, Victoria 3023
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°46′4″S 144°44′18″E / 37.76778°S 144.73833°E / -37.76778; 144.73833
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Ballarat Ararat Maryborough
(Ararat)
Distance21.20 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, staffed part-time
Station codeCPS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened28 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-28)
Previous namesRavenhall (provisionally)
Passengers
2016–201760,248[1]
2017–2018Not measured[1]
2018–2019165,500[1]Increase 174.7%
2019–2020126,700[1]Decrease 23.44%
2020–202164,400[1]Decrease 49.17%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Deer Park Ballarat line Rockbank
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Rockbank
Ararat line Rockbank
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Rockbank
One-way operation

Caroline Springs railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the western suburb of Ravenhall, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Caroline Springs station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 28 January 2017.[2]

The station was provisionally named as Ravenhall. However, during construction, it was given the name "Caroline Springs".

  1. ^ a b c d e Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ "Caroline Springs". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.