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Westall railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton South, and opened on 6 February 1951.[2]

Westall
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 2 in January 2021
General information
Location	Rayhur Street, Clayton South, Victoria 3169 City of Kingston Australia
Coordinates	37°56′18″S 145°08′18″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	22.64 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Train operators	Metro Trains
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	170 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	WTL
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 February 1951; 71 years ago (1951-02-06)
Rebuilt	11 October 2010
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1922)
Passengers
2008–2009	532,591[1]
2009–2010	531,782[1]  0.15%
2010–2011	472,518[1]  11.14%
2011–2012	538,259[1]  13.91%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	591,264[1]  9.85%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Clayton towards Flinders Street Pakenham line Springvale towards Pakenham Cranbourne line Springvale towards Cranbourne
Track layout Legend to Clayton 1 2 3 to Westall Train Maintenance Depot to Springvale

History

Westall station originally comprised two workers-only platforms for staff at the adjacent Martin & King railway coach-building factory. The station became available to the general public on 1 June 1959, and all trains began stopping there.[3]

On 19 July 1975, the former timber station building on Platform 1 was damaged by fire.[4]

The station had a stabling yard located at its southern end, as well as a number of industrial sidings serving nearby factories.[5] On 17 April 1998, the Westall train maintenance centre was officially opened in the former goods yard, as part of the decentralisation of train stabling and maintenance from the former Jolimont Yards.[6] The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permitted bogie repair and replacement, under-carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Bayswater facility.[7]

The former Westall Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station, was replaced with an overpass in 2000.[8]

On 26 July 2006, a fire in the waiting room on Platform 1 caused major damage to half the station building, the ticket machines,[9] seats and a section of the platform. The city-bound platform was closed off and passenger services to Flinders Street ran express from Springvale to Clayton, bypassing Westall, until temporary fencing was placed around the building.[10] The damaged section was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.

In May 2008, the Victorian state government announced that the Westall station precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade, which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6-kilometre track between Centre Road and Springvale Road, and additional storage space at the Westall stabling yard. Work commenced in January 2010, with the majority of the works completed by October of that year.[11][12][13][2] Following those works, Westall was upgraded to a Premium Station.[2]

Platforms and services

Westall has one side platform (Platform 1) and one island platform with two faces (Platforms 2 and 3), linked by a footbridge. Access to the platforms is via stairs and lifts. The side platform features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets, while the island platform features an enclosed waiting room. Some trains terminate at Westall and return back to the City.

It is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[14][15]

Platform 1:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Cranbourne line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Pakenham line  all stations services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

Platform 3:

•  Pakenham line  all stations services to Pakenham
•  Cranbourne line  all stations services to Cranbourne

It is planned that by late 2025, the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines will be through routed to the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Westall station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  704 : to Oakleigh station[16]
•  824 : Moorabbin station – Parkmore Shopping Centre[17]

Gallery

• 
  North-west bound view from Platform 2 in June 2013

References

External links

• Media related to Westall railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au
• Westall Train Station Video

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