Werribee is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Werribee, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Werribee station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 25 June 1857, with the current station provided in 1983.
The Western standard gauge line, which operates between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.
History
Werribee station opened on 25 June 1857 by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company, as part of the railway line between those two cities. It was designed by Frederick Kawerau, in partnership with Edward Snell, the engineer for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company. In May 1927, the station building was heavily damaged by fire.
In 1963, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Cherry Street level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station. In 1968, the line between Werribee and Laverton was duplicated,
In April 1983, the current island platform and underpass was provided. In 1987, sidings "B", "E" and "F" were abolished.
Under the Level Crossing Removal Project, the Cherry Street level crossing was grade separated, with a road overpass built approximately east of the station, connecting Tarneit Road with the Princes Highway. Construction began in February 2020 and, on 11 March 2021, the overpass was opened to traffic. The Cherry Street level crossing was closed to traffic on the same day,
As part of stage 1 of the Western Rail Plan's Geelong Fast Rail project, Werribee is scheduled to be upgraded. Construction was set to begin in 2023 but as of March 2026, no progress has been made on the project.
Platforms and services
Werribee has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.
Current
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! colspan="7" style="background:#;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #); " |<span style="color:white;">Werribee platform arrangement</span>
|-
!Platform
!Line
!Destination
!Via
!Service Type
!Notes
!Source
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |
|Flinders Street or Sandringham
|Flinders Street
|All stations
|Services continuing to Sandringham only operate after 7pm + before 8am on weekends
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|Flinders Street
|
|Limited express services
|Weekdays only
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |
|Flinders Street or Sandringham
|Flinders Street
|All stations
|Services continuing to Sandringham only operate after 7pm + before 8am on weekends
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|Flinders Street
|
|Limited express services
|Weekdays only
|-
|3
| colspan="6" |No scheduled services
|}
From Late 2026
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed defaultcenter col1left"
! colspan="6" style="background:#;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #); " |<span style="color:white;">Werribee platform arrangement</span>
|-
!Platform
!Line
!Destination
!Via
!Service Type
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |
|Sandringham
|Altona and Flinders Street
|All stations
|Services to Sandringham only operate during early mornings, late nights and weekends.
|-
|Flinders Street, Sandringham
|Flinders Street
|Limited express services
|Only operates on weekdays. Services to Sandringham only operate during peaks.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |
|Sandringham
|Altona and Flinders Street
|All stations
|Services to Sandringham only operate during early mornings, late nights and weekends.
|-
|Flinders Street, Sandringham
|Flinders Street
|Limited express services
|Only operates on weekdays. Services to Sandringham only operate during peaks.
|-
|3
|
|Sandringham
|Flinders Street
|Limited express services
|Only used on weekday mornings and during delays.
|}
Train services mostly alternate departing platforms 1 & 2 with platform 3 seeing only a very limited weekday service.
Until June 2015, V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool line services operated via Werribee, with many of the services stopping at the station. The Melbourne-bound services used Platform 2, while Geelong-bound services used Platform 3. These services now operate via the Regional Rail Link.
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates twelve bus routes to and from Werribee station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- : to Williams Landing station
- : to Hoppers Crossing station
- : to Tarneit station
- : to Tarneit station
- : to Hoppers Crossing station
- : to Tarneit station
- : to Wyndham Vale station
- : to Jubilee Estate (Wyndham Vale)
- : to Wyndham Vale station
- : to Werribee South
- : to Riverwalk Estate (Werribee)
- : to Werribee station (loop service via South Werribee)
Gallery
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File:Platform 3 at Werribee.jpg|South-west bound view from Platform 2, September 2005
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References
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au