Berwick railway station, Melbourne

Berwick is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Berwick, on the Pakenham railway line. Berwick is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Station overview

Facilities

Berwick is located between Melville Park Drive and Kangan Drive, with station access from both.

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a large fibro building at the Flinders Street end of the station. The building houses an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki ticket vending machine.

Berwick receives, on average, two off-peak services per hour traveling to/from Melbourne on weekdays (with more services during peak hours) and one every 40 minutes on weekends.

History

Berwick station opened on 8 October 1877.^[1] It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.^[2]

Platforms

Platform 1:

• Pakenham line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street.
• Gippsland line - interurban services to Southern Cross (one service per day - set down only).

Platform 2:

• Pakenham line - all stations services to Pakenham.
• Gippsland line - interurban services to Traralgon (one service per day - pick up only).

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