Werribee railway station

Werribee
South-west bound view from Platform 2, with Comeng 587M at the platform, April 2024
General information
LocationComben Drive,
Werribee, Victoria 3030
City of Wyndham
Australia
Coordinates37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°E / -37.8994; 144.6611
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineWerribee
Distance31.70 kilometres
from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking582
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWER
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1857 (1857-06-25)
Rebuilt30 April 1983
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006709,932
2006–2007783,089  10.3%
2007–2008893,854  14.14%
2008–2009907,355  1.51%
2009–2010963,761  6.21%
2010–20111,039,778  7.88%
2011–20121,067,810  2.69%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,364,480  27.78%
2014–20151,380,879  1.2%
2015–20161,109,420  19.65%
2016–20171,103,799  0.5%
2017–20181,128,344  2.22%
2018–20191,211,200  7.34%
2019–20201,061,600  12.35%
2020–2021351,350  66.9%
2021–2022532,750  51.62%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hoppers Crossing Werribee line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Newport Geelong line Little River
Future services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hoppers Crossing Werribee line Terminus
Track layout
Irrigation Canal
1
3
2
End of electrification
(closed)
 
Metro & V/Line boundary
Galvin Road
Lollypop Creek Overflow
Lollypop Creek
Cherry Creek

Location

Werribee station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Werribee, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Werribee station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 25 June 1857, with the current station provided in 1983.

The Western standard gauge line, which operates between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.