Spotswood railway station
Spotswood | |||||||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Werribee bound Siemens train arriving into Platform 2 in April 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Hope Street, Spotswood, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°ECoordinates: 37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Werribee Williamstown | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 9.22 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | SPT | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (August 1920) | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Edom (1878-1881) Bayswater (1881) Spottiswoode (1881-1905) | ||||||||||||||
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Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood, and opened on 1 December 1878 as Edom. It was renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881, renamed Spottiswoode on 1 October 1881, and renamed Spotswood on 1 August 1905.[1][2]
Over the years, a number of sidings were provided to businesses in the area. In 1914, a branch line was opened at the down end of the station to the Newport Power Station, in addition to a number of other sidings serving oil terminals in the area. A siding at the up end of the station served the Australian Glass Manufacturers factory, being used by sand trains from Koala Siding (near Nyora on the South Gippsland line). The last sand train ran on 15 January 1998.[3]
In 1988, a number of points and dwarf signals at the station were abolished.[1] Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hudson Road level crossing, at the up end of the station, in 1989.[2]
In 1994, a number of alterations occurred at the station, including the removal of a crossover at the down end, as well as the overhead wire for siding "K", the connections for siding "K" and the oil sidings, and a number of points and signals.[1]
A disused signal box is at the up end of Platform 1. It was decommissioned in 2001, along with the removal of the crossover at the up end, a number of dwarf signals and a siding.[2] The remains of some sidings that ran along public roads in the area were removed by Hobsons Bay Council in 2007.[2]
Platforms and services[]
Spotswood has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.[4][5]
Platform 1:
- Werribee line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston
- Williamstown line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston
Platform 2:
- Werribee line all stations services to Werribee and Laverton
- Williamstown line all stations services to Williamstown
References[]
- ^ a b c Spotswood Vicsig
- ^ a b c d Spotswood Station Rail Geelong
- ^ "Farewell - The Sand Train". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1998. pp. 71–76.
- ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878