North Williamstown railway station

North Williamstown
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, February 2022
General information
LocationChampion Road,
Newport, Victoria 3015
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°51′26″S 144°53′20″E / 37.8573°S 144.8890°E / -37.8573; 144.8890
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Williamstown
Distance12.27 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking10
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNWN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1859; 165 years ago (1859-02-01)
Rebuilt17 December 2021 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006334,847[1]
2006–2007374,175[1] Increase 11.74%
2007–2008415,381[1] Increase 11.01%
2008–2009385,667[2] Decrease 7.15%
2009–2010385,720[2] Increase 0.01%
2010–2011354,155[2] Decrease 8.18%
2011–2012336,368[2] Decrease 5.02%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014315,770[2] Decrease 6.12%
2014–2015315,868[1] Increase 0.03%
2015–2016340,769[2] Increase 7.88%
2016–2017338,911[2] Decrease 0.54%
2017–2018346,005[2] Increase 2.09%
2018–2019364,606[2] Increase 5.37%
2019–2020289,450[2] Decrease 20.61%
2020–2021125,500[2] Decrease 56.64%
2021–202298,800[3] Decrease 21.27%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Williamstown Beach
towards Williamstown
 Williamstown line Newport
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Newport
Shuttle services
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Newport
1
2
to Williamstown Beach

North Williamstown railway station is a commuter railway station on the Williamstown line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-western suburb of Newport, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. North Williamstown station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 February 1859, with the current station provided in 2021.[4]

The Newport Railway Museum is located on nearby Champion Road, approximately 200 metres from the station.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "North Williamstown". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.