Berwick railway station, Melbourne

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Berwick
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North-east bound view of the station building in April 2015
General information
LocationClyde Road,
Berwick, Victoria 3806
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates 38°02′23″S145°20′42″E / 38.0397°S 145.3450°E / -38.0397; 145.3450
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance44.58 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking775 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBEW
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1877;146 years ago (1877-10-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006522,065 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Narre Warren
towards Flinders Street
Pakenham line Beaconsfield
towards Pakenham
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Dandenong
towards Southern Cross
Gippsland line
(Once every Mon-Fri)
 Pakenham
towards Traralgon
Track layout
Legend
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to Narre Warren
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Berwick railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Berwick, and it opened on 8 October 1877. [4]

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History

Berwick station opened on 8 October 1877, when the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham. [4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, the birthplace of Robert Gardiner, who was an early leaseholder in the area. [5]

In 1956, the line between Berwick and Officer was duplicated, with a signal panel also installed at the station in that year. [4] In 1962, duplication between Berwick and Narre Warren was provided. [4]

In 1970, flashing light signals were provided at the former Clyde Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the up direction of the station. [4] On 12 October 1982, at around 11:15am, Hitachi carriage 137M, leading a Dandenong – Pakenham shuttle service, collided with a semi-trailer at the level crossing. The collision derailed 137M, flipping it on its side. Eleven people were injured in the collision. [6] 137M was later withdrawn due to the collision. [7]

In 1986, boom barriers were provided at the former level crossing. [8] [9] During September 1988, the former No. 2 and No. 3 roads were removed. [10] In December of that year, a number of points and signals were abolished. [4]

In 1998, Berwick was upgraded to a premium station. [11]

On 1 December 2018, the signal panel was abolished. [12]

In early 2022, the Clyde Road level crossing was grade separated, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. [13] The level crossing was removed by building a road underpass beneath the railway line. The grade separation works also included upgrading the bus interchange at the station. [14] On 21 February of that year, Clyde Road reopened to vehicular traffic. [15]

Platforms and services

Berwick has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services, as well as selected V/Line Traralgon services. [16] [17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Ventura Bus Lines operates thirteen routes via Berwick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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