Kensington railway station, Melbourne
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| 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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