Kensington railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code KEN
Distance from
Flinders St
4.7 km
Lines Craigieburn,
Flemington Racecourse
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
Metlink profile Link
Melway map Link
Metcard Zone 1

Kensington is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Kensington, on the Craigieburn railway line. Kensington station is in Metcard Zone 1 and is unmanned.

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large old red brick building while platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. A large Metcard ticket machine is located at the entrance of platform 1, able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located on platform 2.

A signal box is located at the Up end of the station, and a siding exists for the nearby grain silos.

The station is located at the northern end of the Macaulay Road level crossing. Shops are located near the station.


[edit] History

Kensington station opened on Thursday, November 1, 1860.



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