Westall railway station

Westall
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2013
Location	Rayhur Street, Clayton South
Coordinates	37°56′18″S 145°08′18″E / 37.9382°S 145.1383°E / -37.9382; 145.1383Coordinates: 37°56′18″S 145°08′18″E / 37.9382°S 145.1383°E / -37.9382; 145.1383
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Pakenham Cranbourne
Distance	22.64 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	170
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	WTL
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 February 1951
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Clayton toward Flinders Street Pakenham line Springvale toward Pakenham Cranbourne line Springvale toward Cranbourne

Westall railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton South, opening on 6 February 1951.

Westall station was opened as a workers only platform on 16 October 1954. It was provided for the adjacent Martin & King railway coachbuilding factory. The station was opened to the public on 1 June 1959 when all trains on the line began stopping there.

The station had a stabling yard located at the southern end, as well as a number of industrial sidings serving nearby factories. On 17 April 1998, the Westall train maintenance centre was officially opened in the former goods yard, as part of the decentralisation of train stabling and maintenance from the former Jolimont Yards. The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Bayswater facility.

On 26 July 2006, a fire started in the waiting room of the station building on Platform 1, causing major damage to half of the station building, ticket machines, seats and a section of the platform. The citybound platform was closed off and passenger services heading towards Melbourne ran express from Springvale to Clayton bypassed Westall until temporary fencing was placed around the building. The damaged part of the building was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.

In May 2008, the Government of Victoria announced the Westall precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6 kilometre line between Centre Road and Springvale Road and additional storage space at Westall depot. Work commenced in January 2010.

Westall has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) linked by a footbridge. Access to the platforms are provided using stairs and lifts. The side platform features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets, while the island platform features an enclosed waiting room. Westall is serviced by Metro Trains Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.