NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Williamstown railway line, Melbourne

The Williamstown railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. It has 10 stations, all in Metcard ticketing Zone 1. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2126x2325, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Pakenham railway line in Melbourne, Australia is the suburban electrified portion of the railway to Bairnsdale in eastern Gippsland. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Upfield railway line is a suburban electric railway in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Craigieburn railway line is a suburban electric railway serving the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Sydenham railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Flemington Racecourse railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... The Hurstbridge railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Epping railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Melton line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Ballarat line in Victoria, Australia. ... The Sunbury railway line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... â€œSuburbiaâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Operation

Services on the Williamstown line travel all the way to the inner city only during peak hours. Trains also do not always enter the underground portion of the City Loop, often travelling directly to Flinders Street and then changing directions and returning along the direct route. The line is operated as a shuttle service between Newport and Williamstown stations during off-peak periods. For other uses, see Rush hour (disambiguation). ... The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Look up Shuttle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Williamstown (Faggot town) is a railway station built of trolls in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of Williamstown, on the Williamstown railway line, located 15. ...

Description

The Williamstown line runs across flat coastal land and therefore has no significant earthworks. From the junction at Newport to the next station of North Williamstown, it runs beside the Newport Railway Workshops, and from there through mainly old residential areas. The line used to continue a short distance to Williamstown Pier, around which there is heavy industrial areas including shipbuilding. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... North Williamstown is a railway station (station code: NWN) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Williamstown Pier was the original terminus of the Williamstown line of the Melbourne suburban rail system. ...

Infrastructure

The line is double track throughout, and provided with automatic block signalling. There are no intermediate terminating facilities. Stabling facilities are provided within the grounds of the Newport workshops.

History

Although it is now operated as a branch from the main Werribee/Geelong line at Newport, the line was originally built from the city, with the Geelong line being the branch. The line officially opened in January 1859, but the section between the vicinity of the Newport workshops and Williamstown Pier was in use by Geelong-line trains from October 1857 (see the history of the Werribee line for more information). The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Geelong railway line is a regional railway in Victoria, Australia. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The line was electrified in August 1920, but little further change to the infrastructure took place until the section from Williamstown to Williamstown Pier closed in March 1987. Automatic Block signalling was provided in August 1997.

With the electrification of the Werribee line in 1983, Many of the Williamstown Pier services became shuttle services from Newport instead of through services from Flinders Street.

List of stations

Branches from the City Loop at Southern Cross and Flagstaff stations. The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The new exterior of Southern Cross station, seen from Spencer Street V Line locomotive A70 at Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, in 1996 This article is about the railway station in Melbourne formerly called Spencer Street. ... Flagstaff station Flagstaff is an underground railway station in the suburban train network of Melbourne, Australia. ...

North Melbourne railway station overpass. ... The Upfield railway line is a suburban electric railway in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Craigieburn railway line is a suburban electric railway serving the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... South Kensington Station South Kensington (station code: SKN) is a small unmanned railway station with very basic waiting facilities on the Werribee, Sydenham and Williamstown lines in Melbourne, Australia, initially opened in 1891. ... Looking down on Footscray station from the pedestrian overpass. ... The Sydenham railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Looking down from the overpass connecting both platforms at Seddon station; the railway lines converge into the distance where Footscray station resides. ... Yarraville is a railway station on the Werribee railway line and on the Williamstown railway line. ... Spotswood is a railway station on the Werribee railway line and on the Williamstown railway line. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... North Williamstown is a railway station (station code: NWN) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Williamstown Beach is a railway station (station code: WBH) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Williamstown (Faggot town) is a railway station built of trolls in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of Williamstown, on the Williamstown railway line, located 15. ...

External links, maps, and timetables

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Contents

Description

Infrastructure

History

List of stations

External links, maps, and timetables