Kensington railway station, Melbourne
Kensington | |||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Bellair Street, Kensington | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°ECoordinates: 37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.58 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | KEN | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1 July 1864 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 October 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Kensington railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Kensington opening on 1 November 1860 as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871 under government ownership.[1][2]
The Platform 1 station building was constructed in 1886, as was the signal box. The gates at the level crossing were replaced by boom barriers in 1966.[2] The signal box is located at the southern end of the station, as well a siding, used for the nearby grain silos.[3]
Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations run though the station, but do not stop, with signs on the platform advising passengers of the fact.
Platforms & services
Kensington has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links
Sita Buslines operates one route via Kensington station:
- 402: to Footscray station - East Melbourne[5]
References
- ↑ Kensington Vicsig
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ↑ Kensington Interlocking Information Vicsig
- ↑ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 402 Footscray - East Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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