Williamstown Beach railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°51′51″S 144°53′40″E / 37.8641°S 144.8944°E / -37.8641; 144.8944Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)WilliamstownDistance13.18 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeWBHFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened7 August 1889; 135 years ago (1889-08-07)ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesBeach (1889-1915)Passengers2005–2006197,674[1]2006–2007225,635[1] Increase 14.14%2007–2008240,994[1] Increase 6.8%2008–2009138,101[2] Decrease 42.69%2009–2010136,182[2] Decrease 1.38%2010–2011131,095[2] Decrease 3.73%2011–2012132,888[2] Increase 1.36%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014164,425[2] Increase 23.73%2014–2015168,566[1] Increase 2.51%2015–2016195,732[2] Increase 16.11%2016–2017200,610[2] Increase 2.49%2017–2018204,428[2] Increase 1.9%2018–2019161,900[2] Decrease 20.8%2019–2020132,850[2] Decrease 17.94%2020–202164,100[2] Decrease 51.75%2021–202269,250[3] Increase 8.03% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Williamstown
Terminus
 Williamstown line North Williamstown
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Williamstown line
Shuttle services
 North Williamstown
towards Newport
Track layout
Legend
1
2
Giffard Street
to Williamstown

Williamstown Beach railway station is located on the Williamstown line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Williamstown, and it opened on 7 August 1889 as Beach. It was renamed Williamstown Beach on 1 February 1915.[4]

In 1961, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Giffard Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[4] In 1965, a number of sidings, points and signals at the station were abolished.[4]

Platforms and services

Williamstown Beach has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Williamstown line services.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Williamstown Beach". vicsig.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "471 Williamstown - Sunshine Station via Newport & Altona Gate SC". Public Transport Victoria.
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