Williamstown Pier railway station

Williamstown Pier was the original terminus of the Williamstown railway line, on the Melbourne suburban rail system. It was in the suburb of Williamstown, to the west of central Melbourne. The station existed primarily to serve the Williamstown docks precinct.

Williamstown Pier
Line(s)Williamstown
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1905
Closed1987

A station on the site was first opened on 8 January 1905, although this was later replaced with a new station.

The station contained a goods yard that was used for grain shipments, up until the 1960s.

The last services terminated at the station on 25 March 1987, following a derailment on the sharply curved track leading to the station. All rails, sleepers, overhead wires and signals were removed by October 1988,[1] with the platform track currently ending just under the Ann Street footbridge, at the Down end of Williamstown station.[1] The station was subsequently demolished, and replaced with a car park.

References
  1. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1988. p. 314.
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