Williams Landing | |
Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
Style: | Melbourne |
Address: | Palmers Road, Williams Landing, Victoria 3027 |
Borough: | City of Wyndham |
Country: | Australia |
Coordinates: | -37.8703°N 144.7469°W |
Distance: | 23.20 kilometres from Southern Cross |
Other: | Bus |
Structure: | Ground |
Platform: | 2 (1 island) |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | Yes (Parkiteer bicycle cage) |
Electrified: | November 1983 (1500 V DC overhead) |
Accessible: | Yes |
Code: | WLD |
Owned: | VicTrack |
Operator: | Metro Trains |
Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
Status: | Operational, premium station |
Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
Williams Landing railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Williams Landing, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Williams Landing station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 28 April 2013.[1] [2] [3]
The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of Platform 1.
In 2008, the State Government announced the station in the Victorian Transport Plan.[4] [5] [6] Construction was originally intended to commence during 2010,[6] [7] but eventually started in September 2011,[8] [9] with the station opening on 28 April 2013.[10] [11] Construction of the station required the slewing of the existing southern track to make room for the new island platform.
The cost of the station in 2011 was budgeted at $86 million for the station and $24 million for associated road works, including a road overpass over the line.[12] The cost was criticised by the Public Transport Users Association as being too high.[13]
Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the nearby RAAF Williams base, itself named after Sir Richard Williams, an RAAF Chief of Air Force, and the Director General of Civil Aviation between 1946-1955.[14]
Williams Landing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains.[15]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
CDC Melbourne operates seven bus routes to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: