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, opening on 6 February 1951.[2] The station is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne services.

Westall
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from platform 2 in June 2013
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
Traffic
Passengers (2008–2009)532,591[1]
Passengers (2009–2010)531,782[1]  0.15%
Passengers (2010–2011)472,518[1]  11.14%
Passengers (2011–2012)538,259[1]  13.91%
Passengers (2012–2013)Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013–2014)591,264[1]  9.85%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Clayton
Pakenham line
Springvale
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Springvale
towards Cranbourne

History

Westall station was opened as a workers only platform on 16 October 1954. It was provided for the adjacent Martin & King railway coachbuilding factory. The station was opened to the public on 1 June 1959 when all trains on the line 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 started in the waiting room of the station building on Platform 1, causing major damage to half of the station building, ticket machines,[7] seats and a section of the platform. The citybound platform was closed off and passenger services heading towards Melbourne ran express from Springvale to Clayton bypassed Westall until temporary fencing was placed around the building.[8] The damaged part of the building was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.

In May 2008, the Government of Victoria announced the Westall precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6 kilometre line between Centre Road and Springvale Road and additional storage space at 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 are provided using 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 serviced by Metro Trains Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.[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:

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. Route 704 will go to Westall Station
  16. "824 Moorabbin - Keysborough via Clayton & Westall". Public Transport Victoria.
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