Spotswood railway station

Spotswood

Southbound view from Platform 2
Location Hope Street, Spotswood
Coordinates 37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°E / -37.8306; 144.8858Coordinates: 37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°E / -37.8306; 144.8858
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Werribee
Williamstown
Distance 9.22 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 15
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code SPT
Fare zone Myki zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 December 1878
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Werribee line
toward Werribee
Williamstown line
toward Williamstown

Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood opening on 1 December 1878 as Edom, being renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881, Spottiswoode on 1 October 1881 and Spotswood on 1 August 1905.[1][2] A disused signal box is located at the southern end of the Platform 1.

Over the years a number of sidings were provided to businesses in the area. In 1914 a branch line was opened at the southern end of the station to the Newport Power Station, in addition to a number of other sidings serving oil terminals in the area. A siding at the northern end of the station served the Australian Glass Manufacturers factory, with the last sand train from Koala Siding (near Nyora on the South Gippsland line) to Spotswood running on 15 January 1998.[3] The interlocked crossing gates at Hudson Road were replaced by boom barriers in 1989.[2]

Platforms & services

Spotswood has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee and Williamstown services.[4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. ↑ Spotswood Vicsig
  2. 1 2 Spotswood Station Rail Geelong
  3. ↑ "Farewell - The Sand Train". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1998. pp. 71–76.
  4. ↑ Werribee Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. ↑ Williamstown Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
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