Westall railway station
Westall
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File:WestallPlatform2.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2013
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Location | Rayhur Street, Clayton South | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Cranbourne Pakenham |
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Distance | 22.64 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 170 | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||
Station code | WTL | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 6 February 1951 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Westall railway station is located on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton South opening on 6 February 1951.[1]
Contents
History
Westall station was opened as a workers only platform on 16 October 1954. It was provided for the adjacent Martin & King railway coachbuilding factory. The station was opened to the public on 1 June 1959 when all trains on the line began stopping there.[2]
The station had a stabling yard located at the southern end, as well as a number of industrial sidings serving nearby factories.[3] In 1997 the Westall train maintenance centre was opened in the former goods yard, as part of the decentralisation of train stabling and maintenance from the former Jolimont Yards.[4] The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Bayswater facility.[5]
On 26 July 2006, a fire started in the waiting room of the station building on Platform 1, causing major damage to half of the station building, ticket machines,[6] seats and a section of the platform. The citybound platform was closed off and passenger services heading towards Melbourne ran express from Springvale to Clayton bypassing Westall until temporary fencing was placed around the building.[7] The damaged part of the building was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.
In May 2008, the Government of Victoria announced the Westall precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6 kilometre line between Centre Road and Springvale Road and additional storage space at Westall depot. Work commenced in January 2010.[8][9][10]
Facilities, platforms & services
Westall has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) linked by a footbridge. Access to the platforms are provided using stairs and lifts. The side platform features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets, while the island platform features an enclosed waiting room. Westall is serviced by Metro Trains' Cranbourne and Pakenham line services.[11][12]
Platform 1:
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne
- Pakenham line: stations and limited express services to Pakenham
Platform 3:
- Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Cranbourne
- Pakenham line: stations and limited express services to Pakenham
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Westall station:
References
- ↑ Westall Vicsig
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- ↑ Signalling diagram of Westall - 1975
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- ↑ Unofficial Metcard site: Metcard Vending Machine 2 (MVM 2)
- ↑ Victoria Police: Fire at Westall railway station
- ↑ Westall Rail Upgrade Project Department of Transport
- ↑ Westall Rail Upgrade Project map Department of Transport
- ↑ Westall Rail Upgrade, Melbourne WT Partnership
- ↑ Cranbourne Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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