North Williamstown railway station

Track layout
	Legend

North Williamstown
North Williamstown
PTV commuter rail station
	Northbound view from Platform 1, February 2022
General information
Location	Champion Road,; Newport, Victoria 3015; City of Hobsons Bay ; Australia
Coordinates	37°51′26″S144°53′20″E / 37.8573°S 144.8890°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Williamstown
Distance	12.27 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	10
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	NWN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 February 1859;165 years ago
Closed	2 August 2021
Rebuilt	17 December 2021 (LXRP)
Electrified	August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	334,847

Last updated April 21, 2024

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Williamstown Beach towards Williamstown		Williamstown line		Newport towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Williamstown Beach towards Williamstown		Williamstown line		Newport Shuttle services Terminus

North Williamstown railway station is located on the Williamstown line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-western Melbourne suburbs of Newport and Williamstown, and it opened on 1 February 1859.^[4]

History

North Williamstown station opened on opened on 1 February 1859, just under a month after the railway line from Newport was extended to Williamstown Pier.^[4]

In 1967, manually operated boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Ferguson Street level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.^[5] In 1969, the boom barriers were converted to automatic operation, and the signal box for the level crossing was abolished.^[4]

The land that is located east of the station was once occupied by a strip of historic commercial premises, but is now used as car parking. Various proposals have been made by railway land manager VicTrack to subdivide this land for a high-density residential development.^[6]

The level crossing was a part of the first 50 crossings to be grade separated under the original scope of the Level Crossing Removal Project, which was promised by then opposition leader Daniel Andrews at the 2014 state election. In November 2019, the LXRP announced that consultation with the community for the project had started.^[7] On 19 June 2020, it was announced that the level crossing will be removed by lowering the railway line under the road, and will include rebuilding the station.^[8] On 11 October of that year, designs were released^[9] and, in January 2021, contracts were awarded.^[10] Major construction began in May 2021, with the station temporary closing on 2 August of that year.^[11]^[12] On 17 December of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers.^[13] As part of the project, the station building on Platform 2 was demolished, however the building on Platform 1 was retained for station operations.

Platforms and services

North Williamstown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Williamstown line services.^[14]

Platform 1:

Williamstown line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston; all stations shuttle services to Newport

Platform 2:

Williamstown line all stations services to Williamstown

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via North Williamstown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

415 : Laverton station – Williamstown ^[15]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via North Williamstown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction ^[16]

Gallery

Southbound view of the former ground level station in November 2008

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References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
1 2 3 "North Williamstown". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
↑ "SRS Suburban Tour Notes Footscray-Williamstown 30 April 1994" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Rail land may be sold". Star News Group. www.starnewsgroup.com.au. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
↑ "Community consultation begins for Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "We're lowering the rail line at Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "North Williamstown Station designs are here". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Setting up site for Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Williamstown crossing on its way out". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Ferguson Street level crossing removed in Williamstown". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "415 Laverton Station - Williamstown via Altona". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic

[VicsigNorthWilliamstown-4] 1 2 3 "North Williamstown". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

[history-5] "SRS Suburban Tour Notes Footscray-Williamstown 30 April 1994" (PDF). VR History by Andrew Waugh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[6] "Rail land may be sold". Star News Group. www.starnewsgroup.com.au. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

[lxrp1-7] "Community consultation begins for Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp2-8] "We're lowering the rail line at Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp3-9] "North Williamstown Station designs are here". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp4-10] "Setting up site for Ferguson Street". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp5-11] "Williamstown crossing on its way out". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp6-12] "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[lxrp7-13] "Ferguson Street level crossing removed in Williamstown". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[14] "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[15] "415 Laverton Station - Williamstown via Altona". Public Transport Victoria.

[16] "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.

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