Yarraville railway station

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Yarraville station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the inner-western suburb of Yarraville, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 20 November 1871 as South Footscray.[4][5]

LocationBirmingham Street,
Yarraville, Victoria 3013
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°53′23″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
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Yarraville
Southbound view from Platform 1, January 2026
General information
LocationBirmingham Street,
Yarraville, Victoria 3013
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°53′23″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance7.54 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeYVE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 November 1871; 154 years ago (1871-11-20)
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesSouth Footscray
Passengers
2005–2006608,134[1]
2006–2007658,353[1]Increase 8.25%
2007–2008751,869[1]Increase 14.2%
2008–2009843,157[2]Increase 12.14%
2009–2010846,625[2]Increase 0.41%
2010–2011886,215[2]Increase 4.67%
2011–2012876,868[2]Decrease 1.05%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014906,600[2]Increase 3.39%
2014–2015901,803[1]Decrease 0.52%
2015–2016984,356[2]Increase 9.15%
2016–2017982,039[2]Decrease 0.23%
2017–2018977,673[2]Decrease 0.44%
2018–2019998,400[2]Increase 2.12%
2019–2020785,800[2]Decrease 21.29%
2020–2021368,300[2]Decrease 53.13%
2021–2022442,450[3]Increase 20.13%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Seddon Werribee line Spotswood
Williamstown line
Location
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History

Yarraville station opened twelve years after the line from Footscray was extended to Newport.[4] Like the suburb, the station was named after the Yarraville real estate development, which was promoted by Biers, Henningham & Co. Land sales began in 1859.[6][7]

In 1892, the present station buildings were provided, replacing timber buildings that had been destroyed by fire in 1890.[8] The station opened to goods traffic in 1883 and, in 1893, a goods shed that had been at South Morang was relocated to Yarraville.[8] In 1912, an extension of the yard was provided at the up end.

By July 1969, the station had been closed to goods traffic,[4] with the goods shed demolished shortly after.[8] In 1970, an overpass replaced a level crossing at nearby Somerville Road[4] and, in 1991, the goods yard was removed.[5] Interlocked crossing gates, controlled from a signal box at the down end of Platform 1, protected the Anderson Street level crossing until 1995, when the gates were fixed in the open position and replaced by boom barriers, leading to the closure of the signal box the next year.[5] In 1997, a pedestrian subway under the line in Anderson Street was filled in and replaced by pedestrian gates.[5]

In October 2022, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Anderson Street level crossing would be closed to vehicular traffic by 2030,[9][10] and would be replaced by a pedestrian subway.[10]

Platforms and services

Yarraville has two side platform and is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.[11][12]

Current

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Yarraville platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes
1  Williamstown line 

 Werribee line 

Flinders Street All stations
 Werribee line  Sandringham Flinders Street All stations After 7pm + Before 9am on weekends.
2 Laverton, Werribee All stations Laverton services operate on weekdays.
 Williamstown line  Williamstown All stations
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From Late 2026

More information Platform, Line ...
Yarraville platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1  Werribee line 
 Williamstown line 
Sandringham Flinders Street All stations
2  Werribee line  Laverton, Werribee
 Williamstown line  Williamstown
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Bus interchange on the west side of Yarraville Station in December 2017.

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Yarraville station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  409 : to Highpoint Shopping Centre[13]

Transit Systems Victoria operates two bus routes to and from Yarraville station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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