Williams Landing railway station is a

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way station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Williams Landing, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Williams Landing station is a ground level premium station, featuring an

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. It opened on 28 April 2013. The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of Platform 1.

History

In 2008, the

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announced the station in the

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.Archived version of the Victorian Transport Plan
/ref> Construction was originally intended to commence during 2010, but eventually started in September 2011, with the station opening on 28 April 2013. Construction of the station required the slewing of the existing southern track to make room for the new

. 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. The cost was criticised by the

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as being too high. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the nearby RAAF Williams base, itself named after Sir Richard Williams, an

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Chief of Air Force, and the Director General of Civil Aviation between 1946 and 1955.

Platforms and services

Williams Landing has one

with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston Platform 2: * all stations services to Werribee

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates seven bus routes to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to

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: * : to Tarneit station * : to Tarneit station * : to Tarneit station * : to Werribee station * : to Point Cook South * : to Point Cook South * : to Saltwater Coast Estate ( Point Cook) Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route to and from Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * Night Bus : to Altona Meadows (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)949 Williams Landing Station - Altona Meadows via Point Cook
Public Transport Victoria

Gallery

File:Williams Landing Train Station aerial vertical panorama.jpg, Aerial photo of Williams Landing station, May 2017

References

External links

{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Werribee=y, state=collapsed Premium Melbourne railway stations Railway stations in Australia opened in 2013 Railway stations in the City of Wyndham