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
LocationHope Street, Spotswood
Coordinates37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Werribee
Williamstown
Distance9.22 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeSPT
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1878
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Newport
towards Werribee
Werribee line Yarraville
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]

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