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Yarraville railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Platforms
  
2 side

Opened
  
20 November 1871

Line(s)
  
Werribee; Williamstown

Connection
  
Bus

Operated by
  
Metro

Connections
  
Bus

Parking
  
25

Owner
  
VicTrack

Tracks
  
2

Yarraville railway station

Location
  
Birmingham Street, Yarraville

Distance
  
7.54 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Yarraville VIC 3013, Australia

Similar
  
Seddon railway station, Spotswood railway station, Newport railway station - M, Middle Footscray railway st, Footscray 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. A disused signal box is located at the southern end of the Platform 1.

Contents

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.

Platform 1:

  • Werribee line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  • Williamstown line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Werribee line: all stations services to Werribee
  • Williamstown line: all stations services to Williamstown
  • CDC Melbourne operate three routes to and from Yarraville station:

  • 409: to Highpoint Shopping Centre
  • 431: to Kingsville
  • 432: to Newport station
  • References

    Yarraville railway station Wikipedia