Willison railway station

Willison
Station building and entrance on the south side, June 2024
General information
LocationStodart Street,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°50′09″S 145°04′13″E / 37.8357°S 145.0703°E / -37.8357; 145.0703
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineAlamein
Distance12.15 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWSN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 June 1908 (1908-06-08)
Rebuilt19 December 1954
1972
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGolf Links (1908-1936)
Passengers
2005–200684,779
2006–200796,596  13.93%
2007–2008102,947  6.57%
2008–200996,312  6.44%
2009–201096,346  0.035%
2010–201197,112  0.79%
2011–201287,210  10.19%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–201487,614  0.46%
2014–201587,730  0.13%
2015–201694,688  7.93%
2016–201797,248  2.7%
2017–2018104,182  7.13%
2018–2019102,600  1.51%
2019–202080,300  21.73%
2020–202132,400  59.65%
2021–202235,750  10.34%
2022–202362,800  75.66%
2023–202475,100  19.59%
2024–202573,100  2.66%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Riversdale Alamein line
Peak only
Hartwell
towards Alamein
Riversdale
towards Camberwell
Alamein line
Shuttle service
Location

Willison station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Alamein line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell in Victoria, Australia. Willison is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 June 1908, with the current station provided in 1954 and platforms in 1972.

Initially opened as Golf Links, the station was given its current name of Willison on 23 July 1936.