Werribee railway station
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Werribee
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South-west bound view from Platform 2
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| Location | Comben Drive, Werribee | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°ECoordinates: 37°53′58″S 144°39′40″E / 37.8994°S 144.6611°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
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Port Fairy Werribee |
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| Distance | 31.70 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 220 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 18 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | WER | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 June 1857 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2012) | 1.068 million  2.7% |
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Werribee railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the western Melbourne suburb of Werribee. It was opened on 25 June 1857, by the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company, as part of the railway line between the two cities. It also currently serves as the terminus of the suburban electrified Werribee line.
The Western standard gauge line, which runs between Melbourne and Adelaide, passes to the north of Platform 1.
Werribee station was designed by Frederick Kawerau, in partnership with Edward Snell, the engineer for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company. In May 1927, the station building was heavily damaged by fire. As part of the rebuilding, a new, low-pitched roof was provided, and the surviving bluestone walls were cement rendered. A stone plaque, embossed with "G.&M.R. 1857", was once on the south gable, but was lost after the fire. It has since been found, built into the wall of the Victorian Railways printing works in Laurens Street, North Melbourne.
The line from Newport to Werribee was electrified in November 1983, with the current island platform and underpass also built around the same time. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1997.
Werribee has one side platform and one island platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services
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