Westall railway station

Westall railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Clayton South, and opened on 6 February 1951.[2] The station is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne trains.

Westall
PTV commuter rail station
Looking south towards Platform 1 station building - January 2021
LocationRayhur Street
Clayton South, Victoria 3169
Australia
Coordinates37°56′18″S 145°08′18″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance22.64 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus route 824
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking170 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWTL
Fare zone2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 February 1951 (1951-02-06)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–2009532,591[1]
2009–2010531,782[1]  0.15%
2010–2011472,518[1]  11.14%
2011–2012538,259[1]  13.91%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014591,264[1]  9.85%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Clayton
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Springvale
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Springvale
towards Cranbourne

History

Westall station originally comprised two workers-only platforms for staff at the adjacent Martin & King railway coach-building factory. The station became available to the general public on 1 June 1959 and all trains began stopping there.[3]

The station had a stabling yard located at the southern end, as well as a number of industrial sidings serving nearby factories.[4] On 17 April 1998, the Westall train maintenance centre was officially opened in the former goods yard, as part of the decentralisation of train stabling and maintenance from the former Jolimont Yards.[5] The buildings were approximately 2,850 m2 in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Bayswater facility.[6]

On 26 July 2006, a fire in the waiting room on Platform 1 caused major damage to half the station building, the ticket machines,[7] seats, and a section of the platform. The city-bound platform was closed off and passenger services to Melbourne ran express from Springvale to Clayton, bypassing Westall until temporary fencing was placed around the building.[8] The damaged section was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.

In May 2008, the Government of Victoria announced the Westall station precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade, which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6-kilometre track between Centre Road and Springvale Road, and additional storage space at the Westall depot. Work commenced in January 2010.[9][10][11]

Platforms & services

Westall has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) linked by a footbridge. Access to the platforms is via stairs and lifts. The side platform features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets, while the island platform features an enclosed waiting room. Westall is served by Metro Trains Pakenham and Cranbourne line trains.[12][13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Westall station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria]]:

  • Northbound view from platform 2 in June 2013

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. Westall Vicsig
  3. SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. Signalling diagram of Westall – 1975
  5. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1998. p. 169.
  6. architectus. "Public Transport Corporation Train Maintenance Facility". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  7. Unofficial Metcard site: Metcard Vending Machine 2 (MVM 2)
  8. Fire at Westall railway station Victorian Police 27 July 2006
  9. Westall Rail Upgrade Project Department of Transport
  10. Westall Rail Upgrade Project map Department of Transport
  11. Westall Rail Upgrade, Melbourne Archived 16 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine WT Partnership
  12. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "704 Oakleigh Station - Westall Station via Clayton". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.
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