Spotswood railway station

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.

Spotswood
PTV commuter rail station
Werribee bound Siemens Nexas at Spotswood in April 2013
Location	Hope Street, Spotswood
Coordinates	37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E
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 Newport towards Werribee Werribee line Yarraville towards Frankston via Flinders Street Newport towards Williamstown Williamstown line

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]