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Yarraville railway station

Coordinates: 37°48′59″S 144°53′23″E / 37.8163°S 144.8898°E / -37.8163; 144.8898
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Yarraville
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, July 2010
General information
LocationBirmingham Street,
Yarraville, Victoria 3013
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°53′23″E / 37.8163°S 144.8898°E / -37.8163; 144.8898
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance7.54 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeYVE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 November 1871; 153 years ago (1871-11-20)
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesSouth Footscray
Passengers
2005–2006608,134[1]
2006–2007658,353[1] Increase 8.25%
2007–2008751,869[1] Increase 14.2%
2008–2009843,157[2] Increase 12.14%
2009–2010846,625[2] Increase 0.41%
2010–2011886,215[2] Increase 4.67%
2011–2012876,868[2] Decrease 1.05%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014906,600[2] Increase 3.39%
2014–2015901,803[1] Decrease 0.52%
2015–2016984,356[2] Increase 9.15%
2016–2017982,039[2] Decrease 0.23%
2017–2018977,673[2] Decrease 0.44%
2018–2019998,400[2] Increase 2.12%
2019–2020785,800[2] Decrease 21.29%
2020–2021368,300[2] Decrease 53.13%
2021–2022442,450[3] Increase 20.13%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Seddon
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
 Werribee line Spotswood
towards Werribee or Williamstown
Williamstown line

Yarraville railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-western suburb of Yarraville, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Yarraville station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 20 November 1871 as South Footscray.[4][5]

History

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Yarraville station opened twelve years after the line from Footscray was extended to Newport.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the Yarraville real estate development, which was promoted by Biers, Henningham & Co. Land sales began in 1859.[6][7]

In 1892, the present station buildings were provided, replacing timber buildings that had been destroyed by fire in 1890.[8] The station opened to goods traffic in 1883 and, in 1893, a goods shed that had been at South Morang was relocated to Yarraville.[8] In 1912, an extension of the yard was provided at the up end.

By July 1969, the station had been closed to goods traffic,[4] with the goods shed demolished shortly after.[8] In 1970, an overpass replaced a level crossing at nearby Somerville Road[4] and, in 1991, the goods yard was removed.[5] Interlocked crossing gates, controlled from a signal box at the down end of Platform 1, protected the Anderson Street level crossing until 1995, when the gates were fixed in the open position and replaced by boom barriers, leading to the closure of the signal box the next year.[5] In 1997, a pedestrian subway under the line in Anderson Street was filled in and replaced by pedestrian gates.[5]

In October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Anderson Street level crossing would be closed to vehicular traffic by 2030,[9][10] and would be replaced by a pedestrian subway.[10]

Platforms and services

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Yarraville has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.[11][12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Yarraville station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  409 : to Highpoint Shopping Centre[13]

Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes to and from Yarraville station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Yarraville". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Yarraville Station". Rail Geelong. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Yarraville". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Items of Interest". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 1972. p. 16.
  9. ^ "Making the Werribee Line level crossing-free". Victoria's Big Build. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Anderson Street, Yarraville fact sheet". Victoria's Big Build. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "409 Yarraville to Highpoint SC via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "431 Yarraville - Kingsville via Somerville Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "432 Newport - Yarraville via Altona Gate Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
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