Yarraville railway station

Yarraville railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Yarraville opening on 20 November 1871 as South Footscray.[2][3] A disused signal box is located at the southern end of the Platform 1.

Yarraville
Southbound view in July 2010
LocationBirmingham Street, Yarraville
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°53′23″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Werribee
Williamstown
Distance7.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeYVE
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 November 1871
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009)0.843 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010)0.847 million[1]  0.47%
Passengers (2010-2011)0.886 million[1]  4.6%
Passengers (2011-2012)0.877 million[1]  1.02%
Passengers (2012-2013)Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014)0.907 million[1]  3.42%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Seddon
Werribee line
Spotswood
towards Werribee
Williamstown line
Spotswood
towards Williamstown

It opened to goods traffic in 1883,with the yard being extended in 1912 at the northern end. The overpass at Somerville Road opened in 1970 and the goods yard removed in 1991. Interlocked crossing gates remained at the Anderson Street level crossing until 1995, until fixed away from the road and replaced by boom gates. The signal box was closed in 1996, and in 1997 the pedestrian subway on the station side of Anderson Street was replaced by pedestrian gates.

Platforms & services

Yarraville has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee and Williamstown services.[4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operate three routes to and from Yarraville station:

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
  2. Yarraville Vicsig
  3. Yarraville Station Rail Geelong
  4. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "409 Yarraville to Highpoint SC via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "431 Yarraville - Kingsville via Somerville Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "432 Newport - Yarraville via Altona Gate Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
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