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Werribee Station
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 31.697km
Track Diagram: View
Google Map: View
Opened: Thursday, 25 June 1857
Werribee opened with the Geelong Line on its opening in 1857. Serving the local area, it was also an important crossing place on the single line.
By 1902 an extensive yard existed centred around the Melbourne end of the station. On the other side of the river near the Werribee Street crossing, there was a cattle siding on the north side and a grain siding on the south. Sometime before 1917 two platforms were provided, with a footbridge running between the two. 1928 saw extensions to the crossing loops to permit longer trains on the line.
Major changes occurred in the early 1980s with the electrification works. The sidings on the opposite side of the river were removed, and the goods yard lost a road. 1983 saw the current station building provided, with a new island platform built and the footbridge replaced by an underpass. Station facilities were also relocated to new quarters in the underpass.
The Safeway supermarket near the station was built upon part of the goods yard removed in the early 1980s. The rest of the goods yard was removed in 1987, with some goods platforms and foundations still visible today.
Terminating passenger services were provided to Werribee from at least the 1950s, and with increasing traffic the line was electrified in 1983.
Events
Line Opened
| Thursday, 25 June 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| 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
| Sunday, 1 September 1968 | Line duplicated Laverton to Werribee |
| Sunday, 25 October 1970 | Line duplicated Werribee - Little River |
Safeworking
| Friday, 5 August 1898 | Large Electric Staff provided Laverton - Werribee - Little River |
| Thursday, 2 February 1911 | Manor opened. Large Electric Staff section now Werribee - Manor |
| (Monday, 27 April 1914) | Miniature Electric Staff provided Laverton - Werribee - Manor |
| Sunday, 29 April 1928 | Automatic and Track Control provided Laverton - Werribee - Manor |
| Sunday, 6 May 1928 | Automatic and Track Control provided Werribee - Manor |
| Tuesday, 15 May 1928 | Drome opened. Automatic and Track Control section now Drome - Werribee |
| Sunday, 1 September 1968 | Drome closed. Automatic and Track Control section now Laverton - Werribee |
| Sunday, 25 October 1970 | Manor closed. Automatic and Track Control section now Werribee - Little River |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
Photos
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Up end, goods yard |
Derrimut Road, track spread for future station |
Derrimut Road underpass |
Werribee up end, remains of goods yard to left |
Up end, looking back towards Werribee |
Eastern entry to the Werribee Station access subway |
Old signage, platform 3 |
Metlink signage on platform 3 |
Station building on platform 3 |