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Newport Station
Events
Line Opened
| Saturday, 3 October 1857 | Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne |
| Monday, 17 January 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| (Wednesday, 18 March 1885) | Line duplicated Newport to Newport South |
| (Wednesday, 19 January 1887) | Line duplicated Spotswood to Newport |
Safeworking
| (Wednesday, 18 March 1885) | Double Line Block provided Newport - Newport South |
| (Wednesday, 19 January 1887) | Double Line Block provided Spotswood - Newport |
| Sunday, 24 March 1929 | Automatic Block System provided Spotswood - Newport |
| Sunday, 31 March 1946 | Automatic Block System provided Newport - Newport South |
| Sunday, 21 November 1976 | Footscray closed. Automatic Block System section now South Kensington - Newport |
| (Tuesday, 3 September 1991) | Yarraville closed. Automatic Block System section now South Kensington - Newport |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
Photos
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Former substation, from the north-east |
Junction to Williamstown |
Newport Sidings |
Sidings |
Sidings |
Newport Workshops |
Towards Geelong |
Signals |
Down end signals |