Werribee railway station


Werribee railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the western Melbourne suburb of Werribee. It was opened by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company on 25 June 1857, as part of the railway line between those two cities. It currently serves as the terminus of the electrified suburban Werribee line.
The Western standard gauge line, which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.

History

Werribee station was designed by Frederick Kawerau, in partnership with Edward Snell, the engineer for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company. In May 1927, the station building was heavily damaged by fire. As part of the rebuilding, a new, low-pitched roof was provided, and the surviving bluestone walls were cement rendered. A stone plaque, embossed with "G.&M.R. 1857", was once on the south gable, but was lost after the fire. It has since been found, and has been built into the wall of the former Victorian Railways printing works in Laurens Street, North Melbourne.
The line from Newport to Werribee was electrified in November 1983, with the current island platform and underpass opened around the same time. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1997.

Platforms & services

Werribee has one side platform and one island platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Werribee line trains
Until June 2015, V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services ran via Werribee, and many stopped there. The Melbourne-bound services would use Platform 2, while Geelong-bound services would use Platform 3. Those services now operate via the Regional Rail Link.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Platform 3:
operates eleven routes to and from Werribee station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: