North Williamstown railway station is located on the Williamstown line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-western Melbourne suburbs of Newport and Williamstown, and it opened on 1 February 1859.[1]

North Williamstown
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in February 2022
General information
Location	Champion Road, Newport, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°51′26″S 144°53′20″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Williamstown
Distance	12.27 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	10
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	NWN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 February 1859; 163 years ago (1859-02-01)
Closed	2 August 2021
Rebuilt	17 December 2021 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1920)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Williamstown Beach towards Williamstown Williamstown line Newport towards Frankston via Flinders Street

The Newport Railway Museum is located on nearby Champion Road, approximately 200 metres from the station.

The land that is located east of the station was once occupied by a strip of historic commercial premises, but is now used as car parking. Various proposals have been made by railway land manager VicTrack to subdivide this land for a high-density residential development.[2]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Ferguson Street level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1967.[3] The crossing was a part of the first 50 crossings to be grade separated under the original scope of the Level Crossing Removal Project, which was promised by then opposition leader Daniel Andrews at the 2014 state election. In November 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that consultation with the community for the project will start.[4] On 19 June 2020, it was announced that the level crossing will be removed by lowering the railway line under the road, and will include rebuilding the station.[5] Designs were released on 11 October 2020,[6] with contracts awarded in January 2021.[7] Major construction began in May 2021, with the station temporary closing on 2 August of the same year.[8][9] The rebuilt station reopened to passengers on 17 December 2021.[10] As part of the project, the station building on Platform 2 was demolished, however the building on Platform 1 was retained for station operations.

Platforms and services

North Williamstown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Williamstown line services.[11]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Williamstown line  all stations services to Williamstown

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via North Williamstown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  415 : Laverton station – Williamstown[12]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via North Williamstown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[13]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view of the former ground level station in November 2008

References

External links

• Media related to North Williamstown railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au