Newport railway station, Melbourne

Newport
Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2012
Location	Melbourne Road, Newport
Coordinates	37°50′33″S 144°53′00″E / 37.8424°S 144.8833°E / -37.8424; 144.8833Coordinates: 37°50′33″S 144°53′00″E / 37.8424°S 144.8833°E / -37.8424; 144.8833
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Geelong Werribee Williamstown
Distance	10.56 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	NPT
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 March 1859
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Terminus Werribee line (Altona loop) Seaholme toward Laverton Spotswood toward Flinders Street Werribee line Laverton toward Werribee Williamstown line North Williamstown toward Williamstown Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Footscray toward Melbourne (Southern Cross) Geelong line Werribee toward Waurn Ponds

Newport railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia, and serves as a junction where the two lines separate. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Newport.^[1][2]

Two sidings exist at the northern end of the station for the stabling of trains used on Williamstown and Altona line shuttle services. The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide runs behind Platform 1, and the Newport Railway Workshops are situated to the south.

History

Newport railway station opened on 1 March 1859 as Geelong Junction, being renamed Williamstown Junction in January 1869 and Newport on 1 November 1881.^[1][2] The Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company opened the line to Newport in 1857 from Geelong, but it ran along North Road to a temporary terminus at Greenwich as the line on to Melbourne was not yet complete. In October that year the line towards Williamstown was completed, and so the Geelong line was connected to it.

In 1887 the Newport-Sunshine line was opened to provide easier access to the port of Williamstown from the north of Victoria. A number of sidings were provided in the area, to a flour mill on the Melbourne side, and a goods yard on the western side of the Williamstown line. The Melbourne Road level crossing just south of the station was replaced with the current overbridge in October 1960, and in 1966 a freight line was provided behind platform 1 so that freight trains could bypass the station itself. In 1995, that line was converted to dual gauge to become part Western standard gauge line to Adelaide.^[2]

It was upgraded to a Premium station on 18 July 1996.^[3]

Platforms & services

Newport has two side platforms. Platform 1 features a large brick building which houses an enclosed waiting area and toilets. Platform 2 features a smaller brick building which also contains toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee and Williamstown services^[4][5] and V/Line Geelong services.^[6] The Geelong services will be diverted away from Newport when the Regional Rail Link opens.

In April 2015, V-Line Geelong trains will cease Newport with the opening for Regional Rail Link.

Platform 1:

• Werribee line: all stations services to Flinders Street
• Williamstown line: all stations services to Flinders Street
• Geelong line: V/Line services to Southern Cross (Cease April 2015)

Platform 2:

• Werribee line: all stations services to Werribee
• Williamstown line: all stations services to Williamstown
• Geelong line: V/Line services to Geelong (Cease April 2015)

Transport links

Sita Buslines operate three routes via Newport station:

• 432: to Yarraville station^[7]
• 471: Williamstown - Sunshine station^[8]
• 472: Williamstown - Moonee Ponds^[9]

References

External links

• Melway