Spotswood railway station, Melbourne

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Spotswood
Station information

Code	SPT
Distance from Flinders St	10.5 km
Line	Werribee Williamstown
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	1

Entrance to Spotswood railway station.

Spotswood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Spotswood, on the Werribee and Williamstown railway lines. It is in Metcard Zone 1.

Spotswood station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the southern end of the Hudsons Road level crossing. The Scienceworks Museum is a short walk from the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building while platform 2 contains a semi-large brick building. A large Metcard ticket machine is located at the entrance of platform 1, able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located on platform 2. A signal box and a number of disused sidings are all located at the UP end of the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via Hudsons Road.

[edit] History

Spotswood station opened on Sunday, 1st December 1878 as Edom. It was later renamed to Bayswater in 1881, then renamed again to Spottiswoode in October of the same year before being renamed again to Spotswood in 1905.