Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood, and opened on 1 December 1878 as Edom. It was renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881, renamed Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year, and renamed Spotswood on 1 August 1905.[4][5]
Spotswood station opened on 1 December 1878[4] and, like the suburb itself, was named after John Stewart Spottiswoode, a local resident who purchased land in the area in 1841.[6]
Over the years, a number of sidings were provided to businesses in the area. In 1914, a branch line was opened at the down 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 up end of the station served the Australian Glass Manufacturers factory, and was used by sand trains from Koala Siding (near Nyora on the South Gippsland line). On 15 January 1998, the last sand train operated.[7]
In 1994, a number of alterations occurred at the station, including the removal of a crossover at the down end, as well as the overhead wire for siding "K", the connections for siding "K" and the oil sidings, and a number of points and signals.[4]
A disused signal box is at the up end of Platform 1. It was decommissioned on 12 August 2001,[9] along with the removal of the crossover at the up end, a number of dwarf signals and a siding.[5] In 2007, the remains of some sidings that ran along public roads in the area were removed by Hobsons Bay Council.[5]
On 26 October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2030, with the railway line likely to be rebuilt over the road, and will include a rebuilt station.[10][11]
^"Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1972. p. 6.
^"Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). November 2001. p. 94.
^"Making The Werribee Line Level Crossing Free | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^"Making the Werribee Line level crossing-free". Victoria’s Big Build. 27 October 2022. from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria Australia It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood and opened on 1 December 1878 as Edom It was renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881 renamed Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year and renamed Spotswood on 1 August 1905 4 5 SpotswoodPTV commuter rail stationSouthbound view from Platform 1 in September 2022General informationLocationHope Street Spotswood Victoria 3015City of Hobsons BayAustraliaCoordinates37 49 50 S 144 53 09 E 37 8306 S 144 8858 E 37 8306 144 8858Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s Werribee WilliamstownDistance9 22 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGroundParking15Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes step free accessOther informationStatusOperational unstaffedStation codeSPTFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 December 1878 144 years ago 1878 12 01 ElectrifiedAugust 1920 1500 V DC overhead Previous namesEdom 1878 1881 Bayswater 1881 Spottiswoode 1881 1905 Passengers2005 2006183 269 1 2006 2007200 275 1 9 27 2007 2008220 175 1 9 93 2008 2009255 816 2 16 18 2009 2010267 640 2 4 62 2010 2011257 659 2 3 72 2011 2012254 230 2 1 33 2012 2013Not measured 2 2013 2014280 837 2 10 46 2014 2015293 792 1 4 61 2015 2016322 964 2 9 87 2016 2017318 215 2 1 41 2017 2018329 126 2 3 42 2018 2019344 850 2 4 77 2019 2020273 300 2 20 74 2020 2021122 500 2 55 17 2021 2022170 900 3 39 51 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following stationNewporttowards Werribee Werribee line Yarravilletowards Frankston via Flinders StreetNewporttowards Williamstown Williamstown lineTrack layoutLegendto YarravilleWest Gate FreewayHudsons Road Removing by 2030 12to Newport Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and services 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditSpotswood station opened on 1 December 1878 4 and like the suburb itself was named after John Stewart Spottiswoode a local resident who purchased land in the area in 1841 6 Over the years a number of sidings were provided to businesses in the area In 1914 a branch line was opened at the down 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 up end of the station served the Australian Glass Manufacturers factory and was used by sand trains from Koala Siding near Nyora on the South Gippsland line On 15 January 1998 the last sand train operated 7 In 1972 both platforms received extensions 8 In 1988 a number of points and dwarf signals at the station were abolished 4 In 1989 boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hudson Road level crossing located at the up end of the station 5 In 1994 a number of alterations occurred at the station including the removal of a crossover at the down end as well as the overhead wire for siding K the connections for siding K and the oil sidings and a number of points and signals 4 A disused signal box is at the up end of Platform 1 It was decommissioned on 12 August 2001 9 along with the removal of the crossover at the up end a number of dwarf signals and a siding 5 In 2007 the remains of some sidings that ran along public roads in the area were removed by Hobsons Bay Council 5 On 26 October 2022 the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2030 with the railway line likely to be rebuilt over the road and will include a rebuilt station 10 11 Platforms and services EditSpotswood has two side platforms It is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains 12 13 Platform 1 Werribee line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston Williamstown line all stations services to Flinders Street and FrankstonPlatform 2 Werribee line all stations services to Laverton via Altona weekdays only all stations services to Werribee Williamstown line all stations services to WilliamstownGallery Edit Werribee bound Siemens train arriving into Platform 2 in April 2013References Edit a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005 2006 to 2018 19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008 2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis Annual metropolitan train station patronage station entries Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic a b c d Spotswood vicsig net Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 14 February 2023 a b c d Spotswood Station Rail Geelong Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 Retrieved 14 February 2023 Spotswood Victorian Places Archived from the original on 28 December 2022 Retrieved 28 December 2022 Farewell The Sand Train Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society February 1998 pp 71 76 Way and Works Divisional Diary Australian Railway Historical Society July 1972 p 6 Signalling Alterations Somersault Signalling Record Society Victoria November 2001 p 94 Making The Werribee Line Level Crossing Free Premier of Victoria www premier vic gov au Archived from the original on 25 October 2022 Retrieved 31 October 2022 Making the Werribee Line level crossing free Victoria s Big Build 27 October 2022 Archived from the original on 31 October 2022 Retrieved 31 October 2022 Werribee Line Public Transport Victoria Williamstown Line Public Transport Victoria External links EditMelway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spotswood railway station amp oldid 1159942841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
