Newport railway station, Melbourne

Newport
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, January 2012
General information
Location	Melbourne Road, Newport, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°50′33″S 144°53′00″E / 37.8424°S 144.8833°E / -37.8424; 144.8833
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee Williamstown
Distance	10.56 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	NPT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 March 1859; 165 years ago (1859-03-01)
Electrified	August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Geelong Junction (1859–1869) Williamstown Junction (1869–1881)
Passengers
2005–2006	1,058,374[1]
2006–2007	1,154,389[1]  9.07%
2007–2008	1,233,585[1]  6.86%
2008–2009	1,258,748[2]  2.03%
2009–2010	1,413,384[2]  12.28%
2010–2011	1,312,301[2]  7.15%
2011–2012	1,314,510[2]  0.16%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	1,162,205[2]  11.58%
2014–2015	1,143,968[2]  1.56%
2015–2016	1,136,891[2]  0.61%
2016–2017	1,294,074[2]  13.82%
2017–2018	1,286,688[2]  0.57%
2018–2019	1,334,350[2]  3.7%
2019–2020	1,037,400[2]  22.25%
2020–2021	497,600[2]  52.03%
2021–2022	721,500[3]  44.99%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Footscray towards Flinders Street Werribee line Express services Laverton towards Werribee Spotswood towards Frankston via Flinders Street Werribee line Seaholme towards Laverton or Werribee Williamstown line North Williamstown towards Williamstown
Former services Preceding station V/Line Following station Footscray towards Southern Cross Geelong line Werribee towards Waurn Ponds Warrnambool line Werribee towards Warrnambool
Track layout Legend to Spotswood to Newport– Sunshine line 1 2 to North Williamstown to Newport Workshops to Newport Stabling Sidings Champion Road (Closing by 2030) Maddox Road (Removing by 2030) Paisley Drain to Seaholme Metro Infrastructure Works Siding   Paisley (Closed)   to CRT Terminal Kororoit Creek to Laverton Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Standard gauge, non-electrified Dual gauge, non-electrified This diagram: view talk edit

Newport railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Newport, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Newport station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 March 1859.^[4][5]

Initially opened as Geelong Junction, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Williamstown Junction in January 1869, then was given its current name of Newport on 1 November 1881.^[5]

Two sidings exist at the northern (up) end of the station, used for the stabling of trains that operate the Williamstown and Altona line shuttle services. The Western standard gauge line to Adelaide runs to the west of the station, behind Platform 1, and the Newport Railway Workshops are located to the south.