Williamstown railway station, Melbourne

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Williamstown
Station information

Code	WIL
Distance from Flinders St	15.5 km
Line	Williamstown
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	1
Station status	Premium Station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	1

Entrance to Williamstown railway station.

Williamstown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of Williamstown, on the Williamstown railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1. It is the terminus for the Williamstown line.

Williamstown is class as a Premium Station.

[edit] Location

The station is located between Railway Terrance and Ann Street.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of only one platform. The platform contains a large fibro building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and accepts notes and coins. There is a footbridge at the down end of the station which has been restored for public use.

The platform can be accessed via Ann Street.

[edit] History

Williamstown station originally opened on Monday, 17th January 1859. Until 1987 the railway track used to contuine around the bend to the now closed Williamstown Pier railway station.