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.[1]
Keilor Plains | ||||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||
![]() Southbound view from Platform 1 in December 2013 | ||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||
Location | East Esplanade, St Albans, Victoria 3021 City of Brimbank Australia | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°43′46″S 144°47′38″E | |||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||
Line(s) | Sunbury | |||||||||||
Distance | 19.50 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||
Parking | 450 | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes—step free access | |||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Unstaffed | |||||||||||
Station code | KPL | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | |||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opened | 27 January 2002; 20 years ago (2002-01-27) | |||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (January 2002) | |||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||
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The station opened as part of the extension of the electrified network from St Albans to Sydenham.
In 1986, boom barriers were installed at the former Taylors Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[2] A rail-road roundabout was provided at the level crossing in 1994.[3] The level crossing was grade separated in 2008.[4]
Keilor Plains has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[5]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
It is planned that, by late 2025, 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:
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