Williamstown railway line

Williamstown (physical track)
Overview
Status	Operational from Southern Cross to Williamstown, closed beyond Williamstown
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Termini	Williamstown; Southern Cross
Stations	11
Services	Werribee; Williamstown;
Operation
Commenced	1857
Completed	1859
Owner	VicTrack
Technical
Line length	15.0 km (9.3 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead

Route map
	Warrnambool line
	to ● Werribee
	Western line
	to ● Adelaide Parklands
	Newport–Sunshine line
	to Sunshine
	Western line
	to ● Southern Cross
	Deniliquin line
	●●●●●●●● via Middle Footscray
	North East and Western lines
	to ● Albury, Central (Sydney) & Adelaide Parklands
	Tocumwal line
	●●●● via Kensington
	Upfield line
	to ● Upfield
	City Loop
	●●●●●●●●●●●●●● via Flagstaff
	City Loop
	●●●●●●●●●●●●●● via Parliament
	Hurstbridge line
	to ● Hurstbridge & ● Mernda
	Multiple lines
	●●●●●●●●●● via Richmond

Williamstown
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Current operator(s)	Metro Trains
Route
Start	Williamstown
Stops	12
End	Flinders Street
Distance travelled	16.2 km (10.1 mi)
Average journey time	39 minutes
Service frequency	13–23 minutes weekdays peak; 20 minutes daytime; Double frequency daytime on weekdays between Newport and Flinders Street in combination with Werribee line local services; 30 minutes evenings; 60 minutes early weekend mornings;
Line(s) used	Williamstown; City Loop
On-board services
Disabled access	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	Comeng, Siemens, X'Trapolis 100
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map
	Warrnambool line
	to ● Werribee
	Western line
	to ● Adelaide Parklands
	Newport–Sunshine line
	to Sunshine
	Western line
	to ● Southern Cross
	Deniliquin line
	●●●●●●●● via Middle Footscray
	North East and Western lines
	to ● Albury, Central (Sydney) & Adelaide Parklands
	Tocumwal line
	●●●● via Kensington
	Upfield line
	to ● Upfield
	City Loop
	●●●●●●●●●●●●●● via Flagstaff
	City Loop
	●●●●●●●●●●●●●● via Parliament
	Hurstbridge line
	to ● Hurstbridge & ● Mernda
	Multiple lines
	●●●●●●●●●● via Richmond

The Williamstown railway line is a commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Australia, operating between Williamstown in the western suburbs to Flinders Street in the central business district.

Services

Weekday daytime services on the Williamstown line stops all stations to and from Flinders Street via Southern Cross, and all services extend past Flinders Street to Frankston as the Frankston line. During the morning peak, outbound services continue to stop all stations while citybound services skip South Kensington. During the evening peak, outbound services skip South Kensington instead of citybound services, which stops all stations.

Late night weekday services and all weekend services operate as a shuttle between Newport and Williamstown, connecting with a Werribee service.

The Williamstown line is the only metropolitan line with regular services that never serves Flagstaff, Melbourne Central and Parliament stations.

Description

The Williamstown line runs across flat coastal land and therefore, has no significant earthworks. From the junction at Newport to the next station of North Williamstown, it runs beside the Newport Workshops, and from there through mainly old residential areas. The line used to continue a short distance to Williamstown Pier, around which there is heavy industrial areas including shipbuilding.

Infrastructure

The line is double track throughout, except for Williamstown station, and provided with automatic block signalling. There are no intermediate terminating facilities. Stabling facilities are provided within the grounds of the Newport workshops.

History

A train pulling into Williamstown station in 2014

Although it is now operated as a branch from the main Werribee/Geelong line at Newport, the line was originally built from the city, with the Geelong line being the branch. The line officially opened in January 1859, but the section between the vicinity of the Newport workshops and Williamstown Pier was in use by Geelong-line trains from October 1857 (see the history of the Werribee line for more information).

The line was electrified in August 1920, but little further change to the infrastructure took place until the section from Williamstown to Williamstown Pier closed in March 1987. Automatic Block signalling was provided in August 1997.

With the electrification of the Werribee line in 1983, many of the Williamstown Pier services became shuttle services from Newport instead of through services from Flinders Street.

External links

Timetables
Official line map
Network map
Statistics and detailed schematic map at the VicSig enthusiast website

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