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]

Spotswood
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2022
General information
Location	Hope Street, Spotswood, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°49′50″S 144°53′09″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—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	SPT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1878; 143 years ago (1878-12-01)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1920)
Previous names	Edom (1878-1881) Bayswater (1881) Spottiswoode (1881-1905)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Newport towards Werribee Werribee line Yarraville towards Frankston via Flinders Street Newport towards Williamstown Williamstown line

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]

On 26 October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2030, with the railway line likely to be rebuilt over the road, and will include a rebuilt station.[4][5]

Platforms and services

Spotswood has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.[6][7]

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

Gallery

• 
  Werribee bound Siemens train arriving into Platform 2 in April 2013

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au