Werribee railway station

Werribee
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 1, with Comeng 587M at the platform, April 2024
General information
LocationComben Drive,
Werribee, Victoria 3030
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°E / -37.8994; 144.6611
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance31.70 kilometres
from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking582
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWER
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1857; 167 years ago (1857-06-25)
Rebuilt30 April 1983
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006709,932[1]
2006–2007783,089[1] Increase 10.3%
2007–2008893,854[1] Increase 14.14%
2008–2009907,355[2] Increase 1.51%
2009–2010963,761[2] Increase 6.21%
2010–20111,039,778[2] Increase 7.88%
2011–20121,067,810[2] Increase 2.69%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,364,480[2] Increase 27.78%
2014–20151,380,879[1] Increase 1.2%
2015–20161,109,420[2] Decrease 19.65%
2016–20171,103,799[2] Decrease 0.5%
2017–20181,128,344[2] Increase 2.22%
2018–20191,211,200[2] Increase 7.34%
2019–20201,061,600[2] Decrease 12.35%
2020–2021351,350[2] Decrease 66.9%
2021–2022532,750[3] Increase 51.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Terminus Werribee line Hoppers Crossing
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Werribee line
Limited express services
 Laverton
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Former services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Werribee Racecourse
towards Warrnambool
 Geelong line Newport
towards Southern Cross
Track layout
Legend
to Hoppers Crossing
Irrigation Canal
1
3
2
Werribee River
End of electrification
Werribee Racecourse
(Closed)
Metro & V/Line boundary
Galvin Road
Lollypop Creek Overflow
Lollypop Creek
Cherry Creek
to Little River
Broad gauge
Standard gauge, non-electrified
This diagram:

Werribee railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Werribee, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Werribee station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 25 June 1857, with the current station provided in 1983.[4]

The Western standard gauge line, which operates between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.

  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. ^ "Werribee". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.