Williams Landing railway station is located on the Werribee line in

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. It serves the western

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suburb of

Williams Landing Williams Landing is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Williams Landing recorded a population of 9,448 at the 2021 census ...

, and opened on 28 April 2013.Williams Landing
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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

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. 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 bridge 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 1946-1955.

Platforms and services

Williams Landing has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street and Frankston Platform 2: * all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates seven 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 (

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)

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operates one route via Williams Landing station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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(Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

Gallery

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

References

External links

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