Spotswood railway station

Spotswood
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, showing station buildings, September 2022
General information
LocationHope Street,
Spotswood, Victoria 3015
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°E / -37.8306; 144.8858
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance9.22 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking15
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSPT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1878 (1878-12-01)
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesEdom (1878-1881)
Bayswater (1881)
Spottiswoode (1881-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006183,269
2006–2007200,275 9.27%
2007–2008220,175 9.93%
2008–2009255,816 16.18%
2009–2010267,640 4.62%
2010–2011257,659 3.72%
2011–2012254,230 1.33%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014280,837 10.46%
2014–2015293,792 4.61%
2015–2016322,964 9.87%
2016–2017318,215 1.41%
2017–2018329,126 3.42%
2018–2019344,850 4.77%
2019–2020273,300 20.74%
2020–2021122,500 55.17%
2021–2022170,900 39.51%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Newport Werribee line Yarraville
Williamstown line
Track layout
Hudsons Road
(scheduled to be removed by 2030)
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Spotswood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Spotswood, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 1 December 1878.

Initially opened as Edom, the station has been renamed three times: to Bayswater on 1 September 1881, Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year, and Spotswood on 1 August 1905.