Berwick railway station, Melbourne
Berwick railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Berwick, and opened on 8 October 1887.[2]
Berwick | |||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV commuter and regional rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Station building in April 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Clyde Road Berwick, Victoria Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°02′23″S 145°20′42″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Gippsland line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 44.58 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | |||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | 10 bus routes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 775 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | BEW | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 8 October 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2008–2009) | 750,368[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2009–2010) | 776,349[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2010–2011) | 848,874[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2011–2012) | 890,924[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2012–2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2013–2014) | 827,436[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boom barriers were provided at the Clyde Road level crossing in 1986.[3]
During September 1988, the former No. 2 and No. 3 roads were removed.[4]
It was designated as a premium station in 1998.[5]
Berwick Station at Clyde Road was added to the railway crossing removal project in 2019.[6]
Platforms & services
Berwick has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line and V/Line Traralgon services.[7][8]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Gippsland line: 1 weekday morning V/Line service to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
- Gippsland line: 1 weekday afternoon V/Line service to Traralgon
It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates ten routes via Berwick station:
- 828: to Hampton station[9]
- 831: to Kingsmere Estate (Berwick)[10]
- 834: to Narre Warren[11]
- 835: to Narre Warren[12]
- 836: to Eden Rise Shopping Centre[13]
- 837: to Beaconsfield East[14]
- 838: Emerald – Westfield Fountain Gate[15]
- 839: to Berwick North[16]
- 846: to Eden Rise Shopping Centre[17]
- 847: to Casey Central Shopping Centre[18]
References
- "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 Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- Berwick Vicsig
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 345.
- "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- Clyde Road, Berwick Level Crossing Removal Project 2019
- "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- Traralgon – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- "828 Hampton - Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria.
- "831 Berwick Station - Kingsmere Estate via Casey Hospital". Public Transport Victoria.
- "834 Berwick Station - Narre Warren Circle via Berwick North & Narre Warren South". Public Transport Victoria.
- "835 Berwick Station - Narre Warren Circle via Narre Warren South & Berwick North". Public Transport Victoria.
- "836 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bridgewater Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
- "837 Berwick Station - Beaconsfield East via Brisbane St & Beaconsfield Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria.
- "838 Emerald - Fountain Gate SC via Beaconsfield & Berwick". Public Transport Victoria.
- "839 Berwick Station - Berwick North via Telford Dr & Whistler Dr". Public Transport Victoria.
- "846 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bryn Mawr Bvd". Public Transport Victoria.
- "847 Berwick Station - The Avenue Village SC". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au