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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
LocationRayhur Street,
Clayton South, Victoria 3169
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°56′18″S 145°08′18″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Distance22.64 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking170 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeWTL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 February 1951; 71 years ago (1951-02-06)
Rebuilt11 October 2010
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(December 1922)
Passengers
2008–2009532,591[1]
2009–2010531,782[1] 0.15%
2010–2011472,518[1] 11.14%
2011–2012538,259[1] 13.91%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014591,264[1] 9.85%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Clayton Pakenham line Springvale
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Springvale
towards Cranbourne
Track layout
Legend
1
2
3
to
Westall Train
Maintenance Depot

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:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

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.



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




References


  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. Westall Vicsig
  3. SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 18.
  5. Signalling diagram of Westall – 1975
  6. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1998. p. 169.
  7. architectus. "Public Transport Corporation Train Maintenance Facility". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  8. D0228: Westall Road Vicsig
  9. Unofficial Metcard site: Metcard Vending Machine 2 (MVM 2)
  10. Fire at Westall railway station Victorian Police 27 July 2006
  11. Westall Rail Upgrade Project Department of Transport
  12. Westall Rail Upgrade Project map Department of Transport
  13. Westall Rail Upgrade, Melbourne Archived 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine WT Partnership
  14. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "704 Oakleigh Station - Westall Station via Clayton". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.





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