Werribee railway station

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Werribee
PTV commuter rail station
Platform 3 at Werribee.jpg
South-west bound view from Platform 2 in September 2005
LocationComben Drive, Werribee, Victoria 3030
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°E / -37.8994; 144.6611Coordinates: 37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°E / -37.8994; 144.6611
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance31.70 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking582
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeWER
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1857
Rebuilt30 April 1983
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
20121.068 million[1] Increase 2.7%
2008-20090.907 million[2]
2009-20100.964 million[2] Increase 6.28%
2010-20111.040 million[2] Increase 7.88%
2011-20121.068 million[2] Increase 2.69%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-20141.364 million[2] Increase 27.72%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Terminus Werribee line Hoppers Crossing
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Future
Sunshine
towards Cheltenham
 Suburban Rail Loop
(planned) 		Terminus

Werribee railway station is the terminus of the electrified suburban Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Werribee, and it opened on 25 June 1857.[3]

The station was opened by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company, as part of the railway line between those two cities.[4][5]

The Western standard gauge line, which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.

History[]

Werribee station was designed by Frederick Kawerau, in partnership with Edward Snell, the engineer for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company. In May 1927, the station building was heavily damaged by fire.[3] As part of the rebuilding, a new, low-pitched roof was provided, and the surviving bluestone walls were cement rendered.[4][5] A stone plaque, embossed with "G.&M.R. 1857", was once on the south gable, but was lost after the fire. It has since been found, and has been built into the wall of the former Victorian Railways printing works in Laurens Street, North Melbourne.[6]

In 1968, the line between Werribee and Laverton was duplicated,[3] with duplication to Little River occurring in 1970.[3] In 1973, all interlocking at the station was abolished, with a signal panel provided.[3] In 1976, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Werribee Street level crossing, which was located nearby, in the Down direction.[3]

The line from Newport to Werribee was electrified in November 1983, with the current island platform and underpass opening earlier, in April 1983.[7][5][3] In 1987, sidings "B", "E" and "F" were abolished.[3]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1997.[8]

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Cherry Street level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1963.[3] On 27 June 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated,[9] with a road overpass built approximately 1km east of the station, connecting Tarneit Road with the Princes Highway.[10] Construction began in February 2020,[11] and the overpass was opened to traffic on 11 March 2021.[12] The Cherry Street level crossing was closed to traffic on the same day,[3] and was replaced with a pedestrian and cyclist underpass, which opened on 1 April of the same year.[13]

Platforms and services[]

Werribee has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Until June 2015, V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services ran via Werribee, with many of the services stopping there. The Melbourne-bound services used Platform 2, while Geelong-bound services used Platform 3. Those services now operate via the Regional Rail Link.

Transport links[]

CDC Melbourne operates twelve routes to and from Werribee station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References[]

  1. ^ Research and statistics PTV Retrieved 2014-11-10
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1])
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Werribee Vicsig
  4. ^ a b "Werribee Railway Station". Wyndham: Our Story. Wyndham City Council. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Werribee Station Rail Geelong
  6. ^ Railway Archaeology Quiz #4 - see also illustration in Harrigan, Victorian Railways to '62
  7. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1983. p. 206.
  8. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  9. ^ Three more level crossings to go in Melbourne's west Level Crossing Removal Project
  10. ^ Road bridge design confirmed for Cherry Street removal Level Crossing Removal Project
  11. ^ Construction underway in Werribee Level Crossing Removal Project
  12. ^ Central Werribee level crossing free with 46th crossing removed Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ^ New pedestrian and cyclist underpass now open at Cherry St Level Crossing Removal Project
  14. ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "153 Williams Landing Station - Werribee Station via Princes Hwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "161 Hoppers Crossing Station - Werribee Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "170 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "180 Werribee Station - Tarneit Station via Tarneit Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "181 Werribee Station - Hoppers Crossing Station via Werribee Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^
  21. ^ "190 Werribee Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Ballan Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "191 Werribee Station - Jubilee Estate via Greaves St". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "192 Werribee Station - Wyndham Vale Station via Black Forest Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. ^ "439 Werribee Station - Werribee South via Werribee Park Mansion". Public Transport Victoria.
  25. ^ "441 Werribee Station - Riverwalk Estate via Westleigh Gardens". Public Transport Victoria.
  26. ^ "443 Werribee Station - Southern Loop via South Werribee". Public Transport Victoria.

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