Spotswood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Spotswood, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 1 December 1878.
Initially opened as Edom, the station has been renamed three times: to Bayswater on 1 September 1881, Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year, and Spotswood on 1 August 1905.
Over the years, a number of sidings were provided for 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 to receive sand trains from Koala Siding (near Nyora on the South Gippsland line). The last sand train operated on 15 January 1998,.
In 1972, both platforms were extended. In 1988, a number of points and dwarf signals at the station were abolished. along with the removal of the crossover at the up end, a number of dwarf signals, and a siding. The Hudson Road boom barriers were also converted to automatic operation at this time. The original buildings on Platform 1 are also planned to be retained and incorporated into the new station complex.
Platforms and services
Spotswood has two side platforms and is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains.
Current
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|Laverton, Werribee
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|Williamstown
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From Late 2026
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|1
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|Altona
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|Williamstown
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|}left|thumb|[[Werribee railway station|Werribee bound Siemens train arriving at Platform 2, April 2013]]
References
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au