Newport railway station, Melbourne

Newport
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2012
Location	Melbourne Road, Newport, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°50′33″S 144°53′00″E / 37.8424°S 144.8833°E / -37.8424; 144.8833Coordinates: 37°50′33″S 144°53′00″E / 37.8424°S 144.8833°E / -37.8424; 144.8833
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee Williamstown
Distance	10.56 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	NPT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 March 1859
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead
Previous names	Geelong Junction Williamstown Junction
Passengers
2008-2009	1.259 million[1]
2009-2010	1.413 million[1]  12.23%
2010-2011	1.312 million[1]  7.15%
2011-2012	1.315 million[1]  0.23%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.162 million[1]  11.63%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Seaholme towards Werribee Werribee line Spotswood towards Frankston via Flinders Street Laverton Express tracks towards Werribee North Williamstown towards Williamstown Williamstown line

Newport railway station is the junction station for the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Newport, and opened on 1 March 1859 as Geelong Junction. It was renamed Williamstown Junction in January 1869, and renamed Newport on 1 November 1881.^[2][3]

Two sidings exist at the northern (up) end of the station, used for the stabling of trains that operate the Williamstown and Altona line shuttle services. The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide runs to the west of the station, behind Platform 1, and the Newport Workshops are located to the south.

History[]

The station opened on 1 March 1859.^[2][3] In 1857, the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company opened its line to Newport from Geelong but, because the line from Melbourne to Newport was not yet complete, a track was constructed along North Road to a temporary terminus on the bank of the Yarra River at Greenwich, from where passengers were conveyed to Melbourne by ferry. In October that year, the line towards Williamstown was opened and the Geelong line was connected to it.^[4]

In 1887, a line from Sunshine to Newport was opened, to allow easier access to the port of Williamstown for trains from the north of Victoria. A number of sidings were also provided in the Newport area: to a flour mill on the Melbourne side, and a goods yard on the western side of the Williamstown line.

The Melbourne Road level crossing, which was located just south of the station, was replaced with the current overpass in October 1960. In 1966, the stabling sidings to the north of the station were provided.^[2] On 22 July 1967, a freight line was provided to the west of Platform 1, so that freight trains could bypass the station itself.^[2] That line was converted to dual gauge in 1995, and became part of the Western standard gauge line to Adelaide.^[3]

Newport was upgraded to a Premium Station on 18 July 1996.^[5]

There have been several calls to build a Melbourne Metro 2 line, once the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel has been completed. Melbourne Metro 2 would run from Newport to Clifton Hill via Southern Cross.^[6] The project, designed to serve the Fishermans Bend development, as well as add capacity to the Mernda and Werribee lines, would bring considerable change to Newport, perhaps adding underground platforms. There have also been suggestions to route Geelong line trains via Newport into Southern Cross once again, given the crowding at Wyndham Vale and Tarneit, as well as the lack of capacity on the Regional Rail Link tracks between Sunshine and the city.

On the Altona loop line, the demolished station Mobiltown was located between Newport and Seaholme. On the direct route to Werribee, the disused station Paisley and the demolished station Galvin were located between Newport and Laverton.

Platforms and services[]

Newport has two side platforms. Platform 1 features a large brick building which houses an enclosed waiting area and toilets. Platform 2 has a smaller brick building which also contains toilets.

It is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains.^[7][8]

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  all station and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston
•  Williamstown line  all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 2:

•  Werribee line  all stations and limited express services to Werribee and Laverton
•  Williamstown line  all stations services to Williamstown

Until the opening of the Regional Rail Link in June 2015, Geelong and Warrnambool line services called at Newport.^[9]

Transport links[]

Transit Systems Victoria operates four routes via Newport station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  432 : to Yarraville station^[10]
•  471 : Williamstown – Sunshine station^[11]
•  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction^[12]
•  Night Bus   947 : to Footscray station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[13]

References[]

External links[]

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au