Windsor railway station, Melbourne

Windsor
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view of Platform 1, showing station building and footbridge, November 2021
General information
LocationChapel Street,
Windsor, Victoria 3181
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°51′22″S 144°59′31″E / 37.856042°S 144.992023°E / -37.856042; 144.992023
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance7.49 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeWIN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859; 164 years ago (1859-12-19)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesChapel Street (1859-1866)
Passengers
2005–2006847,514[1]
2006–2007975,155[1]Increase 15.06%
2007–20081,037,062[1]Increase 6.34%
2008–2009965,600[2]Decrease 6.89%
2009–20101,025,300[2]Increase 6.18%
2010–20111,066,928[2]Increase 4.06%
2011–20121,067,217[2]Increase 0.02%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,054,161[2]Decrease 1.22%
2014–20151,046,717[1]Decrease 0.7%
2015–20161,085,153[2]Increase 3.67%
2016–20171,110,869[2]Increase 2.36%
2017–20181,114,793[2]Increase 0.35%
2018–2019915,797[2]Decrease 17.85%
2019–2020714,100[2]Decrease 22.02%
2020–2021334,200[2]Decrease 53.2%
2021–2022375,950[3]Increase 12.49%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Prahran Sandringham line Balaclava
towards Sandringham
Former services
St Kilda   St Kilda - Windsor railway line   Junction
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Union Street
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Windsor railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Windsor, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Windsor station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1859.[4]

Initially opened as Chapel Street, the station was given its current name of Windsor on 1 January 1867.[4]


The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]

  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 "Windsor". vicsig.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ Windsor Railway Station Complex Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure