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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]

Werribee
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 2 in September 2005
General information
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
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	582
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No — steep ramp
Other information
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)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.907 million[1]
2009-2010	0.964 million[1]  6.28%
2010-2011	1.040 million[1]  7.88%
2011-2012	1.068 million[1]  2.69%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.364 million[1]  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
Former services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Werribee Racecourse towards Warrnambool Warrnambool line Newport towards Southern Cross

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

History

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.

Platforms and services

Werribee has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[17]

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 2:

•  Werribee line  services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 3:

•  Werribee line  services to Flinders Street and Frankston

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.

Transport links

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

•  153 : to Williams Landing station[18]
•  161 : to Hoppers Crossing station[19]
•  170 : to Tarneit station[20]
•  180 : to Tarneit station[21]
•  181 : to Hoppers Crossing station[22]
•  182 : to Tarneit station[23]
•  190 : to Wyndham Vale station[24]
•  191 : to Jubilee Estate (Wyndham Vale)[25]
•  192 : to Wyndham Vale station[26]
•  439 : to Werribee South[27]
•  441 : to Riverwalk Estate (Werribee)[28]
•  443 : to Werribee station (loop service via South Werribee)[29]

References

External links

• Media related to Werribee railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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