It serves the western suburb of Ravenhall, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The Victorian Transport Plan, released in 2008, proposed the progressive upgrade of the Melton line, to support future urban development in the corridor.

In May 2014, in the run-up to the 2014 state election, the Napthine Government announced that construction would commence in 2014, with a scheduled 2016 completion date.

[2][12][13][14][15] First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station is set to be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan.

[16] As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18 km of track was duplicated between Deer Park West and Melton.