Williams Landing railway station

Williams Landing
PTV commuter rail station
Station concourse, building, forecourt and entrance, April 2013
General information
Location	Palmers Road, Williams Landing, Victoria 3027 City of Wyndham Australia
Coordinates	37°52′13″S 144°44′49″E / 37.87028°S 144.74694°E / -37.87028; 144.74694
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	23.20 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes (Parkiteer bicycle cage)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	WLD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	28 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-28)
Electrified	November 1983 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2013–2014	808,525[1]
2014–2015	1,090,367[2]  34.85%
2015–2016	1,345,743[1]  23.42%
2016–2017	1,417,348[1]  5.32%
2017–2018	1,568,181[1]  10.64%
2018–2019	1,756,650[1]  12.01%
2019–2020	1,419,700[1]  19.18%
2020–2021	411,450[1]  71.01%
2021–2022	633,400[3]  53.94%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Hoppers Crossing towards Werribee Werribee line Aircraft towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout Legend to Aircraft 1 2 Forsyth Road Drain to Hoppers Crossing Broad gauge, electrified Standard gauge, non-electrified

Williams Landing railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Williams Landing, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Williams Landing station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 28 April 2013.^[4][5][6]

The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of Platform 1.

In 2008, the State Government announced the station in the Victorian Transport Plan.^[7][8][9] Construction was originally intended to commence during 2010,^[9][10] but eventually started in September 2011,^[11][12] with the station opening on 28 April 2013.^[13][14] Construction of the station required the slewing of the existing southern track to make room for the new island platform.

The cost of the station in 2011 was budgeted at $86 million for the station and $24 million for associated road works, including a road overpass over the line.^[15] The cost was criticised by the Public Transport Users Association as being too high.^[16]

Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the nearby RAAF Williams base, itself named after Sir Richard Williams, an RAAF Chief of Air Force, and the Director General of Civil Aviation between 1946-1955.^[17]

Williams Landing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains.^[18]

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 2:

•  Werribee line  all stations services to Werribee

CDC Melbourne operates seven bus routes to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  150 : to Tarneit station^[19]
•  151 : to Tarneit station^[20]
•  152 : to Tarneit station^[21]
•  153 : to Werribee station^[22]
•  494 : to Point Cook South^[23]
•  495 : to Point Cook South^[24]
•  497 : to Saltwater Coast Estate (Point Cook)^[25]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Night Bus  949 : to Altona Meadows (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[26]

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  Aerial photo of Williams Landing station, May 2017

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