Williamstown railway station

For the closed station in East Lothian, Scotland, see Williamstown railway station (East Lothian).

Williamstown
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view of platform and station building viewed from pedestrian bridge, June 2014
General information
LocationHanmer Street,
Williamstown, Victoria 3016
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°52′04″S 144°54′19″E / 37.8677°S 144.9054°E / -37.8677; 144.9054
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Williamstown
Distance14.20 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWIL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 January 1859; 165 years ago (1859-01-17)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (August 1920)
Passengers
2005–2006108,142[1]
2006–2007124,239[1] Increase 14.88%
2007–2008129,762[1] Increase 4.44%
2008–2009244,128[2] Increase 88.13%
2009–2010246,207[2] Increase 0.85%
2010–2011231,888[2] Decrease 5.81%
2011–2012223,411[2] Decrease 3.65%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014163,532[2] Decrease 26.8%
2014–2015157,057[1] Decrease 3.96%
2015–2016159,531[2] Increase 1.57%
2016–2017153,809[2] Decrease 3.58%
2017–2018165,314[2] Increase 7.48%
2018–2019202,950[2] Increase 22.76%
2019–2020162,050[2] Decrease 20.15%
2020–202178,150[2] Decrease 51.77%
2021–202260,150[3] Decrease 23.03%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Terminus Williamstown line Williamstown Beach
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Williamstown line
Shuttle services
 Williamstown Beach
towards Newport
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Williamstown Pier   Williamstown line   Williamstown Beach
towards Newport
Track layout
Legend
to Williamstown Beach
1
Former Williamstown Pier station

Williamstown railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Williamstown line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Williamstown, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Williamstown station is a ground level premium station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 17 January 1859.[4]

The station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and is the second oldest railway station in Victoria, after St Kilda. It is also the oldest timber railway station building to survive in the state, and one of the earliest surviving timber public buildings in Victoria.[5]

At the up end of the station platform, the double track railway converges into single track.

  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. ^ "Williamstown". vicsig.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Williamstown railway station (listing VICH1599)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 15 September 2008.