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| Code | NPT |
| Distance from Flinders St |
11. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. 8 km |
| Lines | Warrnambool, Werribee, Williamstown |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | 55 K4 |
| Google map | G-Map Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 |
Newport is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Newport, at the junction of the Werribee and Williamstown railway lines. This article is about the V/Line service For the railway itself see Port Fairy railway line The Warrnambool Line is a regional passenger rail The Werribee railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Williamstown railway line is a Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. A premium station is a Railway station on Melbourne 's suburban rail network that has Improved passenger facilities such as enclosed waiting Melway (also commonly referred to as Melways or The Melways) is the most ubiquitous Street directory for Melbourne, Australia Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free Web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services Metcard is the brand name of the ticket used to access Public transport in Melbourne, Australia. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Newport ( is a south-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Werribee railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Williamstown railway line is a Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide is also adjacent to the station, as is the Newport Railway Workshops. The Western standard gauge is a railway line in western Victoria, Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Newport is classed as a Premium Station and is is in Metcard Zone 1. A premium station is a Railway station on Melbourne 's suburban rail network that has Improved passenger facilities such as enclosed waiting Metcard is the brand name of the ticket used to access Public transport in Melbourne, Australia. The station is located between Melbourne Road and Hall Street, with access via a subway from both.
Facilities
The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 2 contains a semi-large brick building. A large Metcard ticket machine is located inside the waiting room, able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Metcard is the brand name of the ticket used to access Public transport in Melbourne, Australia. A small Metcard machine is located on platform 2. A subway is located underneath the station, whilst a signal box and the Newport Railway Workshops are located at the DOWN end of the station. Two sidings exist at the Melbourne end of the station for the storage of trains used on the Williamstown line shuttle service. The Williamstown railway line is a Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.
History
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 to on to Melbourne was not yet complete. See also Railways in Melbourne The Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. In October that year the line towards Williamstown was completed, and so the Geelong line was connected to it. Williamstown ( is one of the oldest suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. In 1859 the Williamstown line was finally completed to Melbourne, and Newport station opened on 1 March 1859 as Geelong Junction. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was later renamed to Williamstown Junction in 1869 before being renamed again to Newport in 1881. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1887 the Newport-Sunshine line was opened to provide easier access to the port of Williamstown from the north of Victoria. The Newport-Sunshine line is a railway line in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. 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 level crossing at Melbourne Road was replaced with the current overbridge in October 1960, and in 1966 the freight line behind platform 1 was provided. In 1995 the Western standard gauge line to Adelaide was completed though the station. The Western standard gauge is a railway line in western Victoria, Australia.
References
- Rail Geelong - Newport Station. www. railgeelong. com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
Mobiltown Station is demolished and was located between Newport and Seaholme stations. Mobiltown is a demolished station on the former Altona railway line which now forms part of the Werribee railway line in Melbourne, Australia. On the 'Express Route' between Newport and Laverton stations, Paisley Station has had platform access removed, and Galvin Station is demolished. Paisley railway station was located on the Werribee line of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Australia. Galvin railway station was located on the Werribee line of the Melbourne suburban rail system in Australia.