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.[2]
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Location | Comben Drive, Werribee, Victoria 3030 City of Wyndham Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Werribee | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 31.70 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 582 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | No — steep ramp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, Premium Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | WER | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 25 June 1857; 165 years ago (1857-06-25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 30 April 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (November 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2008-2009 | 0.907 million[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.964 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | 1.040 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | 1.068 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | 1.364 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Western standard gauge line, which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.
Werribee station was opened by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company, as part of the railway line between those two cities.[3][4] It 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.[2] As part of the rebuilding, a new, low-pitched roof was provided, and the surviving bluestone walls were cement rendered.[3][4] 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.[5]
In 1968, the line between Werribee and Laverton was duplicated,[2] with duplication to Little River occurring in 1970.[2] In 1973, all interlocking at the station was abolished, with a signal panel provided.[2] In 1976, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Werribee Street level crossing, which was located nearby in the Down direction of the station.[2] On 11 October 1979, a Seymour-Geelong goods train derailed at the station, causing extensive damage to both platforms and the station building on Platform 3 (Platform 2 at the time of the derailment).[6][7]
The line from Newport to Werribee was electrified in November 1983, with the current island platform and underpass opening earlier in April of that year.[2][4][8] In 1987, sidings "B", "E" and "F" were abolished.[2]
In 1997, Werribee was upgraded to a Premium Station.[9]
Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Cherry Street level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1963.[2] On 27 June 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated,[10] with a road overpass built approximately 1km east of the station, connecting Tarneit Road with the Princes Highway.[11] Construction began in February 2020,[12] and the overpass was opened to traffic on 11 March 2021.[13] The Cherry Street level crossing was closed to traffic on the same day,[2] and was replaced with a pedestrian and cyclist underpass, which opened on 1 April of the same year.[14]
Werribee station will be upgraded as part of Stage 1 of the Western Rail Plan's Geelong Fast Rail project.[15][16] Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023.
Werribee has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[17]
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 at the station. The Melbourne-bound services used Platform 2, while Geelong-bound services used Platform 3. These services now operate via the Regional Rail Link.
CDC Melbourne operates twelve routes to and from Werribee station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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