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Willison railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 8 June 1908 as Golf Links. It was renamed Willison on 23 July 1936.[2]

Willison
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view in December 2018
General information
Location	Stodart Street, Camberwell, Victoria 3124 City of Boroondara Australia
Coordinates	37°50′09″S 145°04′13″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Alamein
Distance	12.15 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WSN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 June 1908; 114 years ago (1908-06-08)
Rebuilt	19 December 1954
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1924)
Previous names	Golf Links (1908-1936)
Passengers
2018-19[1]	102,600
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Riversdale towards Camberwell or Flinders Street Alamein line Hartwell towards Alamein
Track layout Legend to Riversdale 1 2 to Hartwell

History

Willison station is named after A. J. Willison, a former member of the City of Camberwell council.[3] It was not part of the original Outer Circle line. It was built soon afterwards and was served by the so-called Deepdene Dasher, which ran a shuttle on the remnant of the Outer Circle line between Ashburton and Deepdene.

The station was provided for the convenience of members of the Riversdale Golf Club, which was originally adjacent to the site. It has been said that influential club members did not appreciate having to walk to either Riversdale or Hartwell stations, and pressed for a closer alternative.[4] That almost certainly explains why Willison was built so close to Riversdale station, being only 400 metres away. The club moved from the site in 1927, and on 23 July 1936, the station was renamed Willison. By that time, the Deepdene Dasher had ceased operation, and Willison was served by Ashburton line trains. Twelve years later, on 28 June 1948, the line was extended to Alamein,[5] the service which still exists today.

The current station was provided in 1954, when the line was duplicated between Riversdale and Hartwell stations.[2]

Willison was the sixth least-used station in 2018-19 on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 102,600 passenger movements.[1]

Platforms and services

Willison has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services.[6]

Platform 1:

•  Alamein line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to Camberwell

Platform 2:

•  Alamein line  all stations services to Alamein

References

External links

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

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