Berwick railway station, Melbourne

Berwick
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-east bound view of the station building,
April 2015
General information
LocationClyde Road,
Berwick, Victoria 3806
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°02′23″S 145°20′42″E / 38.0397°S 145.3450°E / -38.0397; 145.3450
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance44.58 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operators
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking775 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBEW
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1877; 147 years ago (1877-10-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006522,065[1]
2006–2007600,845[1] Increase 15.09%
2007–2008682,870[1] Increase 13.65%
2008–2009750,368[2] Increase 9.88%
2009–2010776,349[2] Increase 3.46%
2010–2011848,874[2] Increase 9.34%
2011–2012890,924[2] Increase 4.95%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014827,436[2] Decrease 7.12%
2014–2015873,844[1] Increase 5.6%
2015–2016993,438[2] Increase 13.68%
2016–2017982,755[2] Decrease 1.07%
2017–2018917,879[2] Decrease 6.6%
2018–2019864,810[2] Decrease 5.78%
2019–2020754,550[2] Decrease 12.75%
2020–2021361,200[2] Decrease 52.13%
2021–2022325,600[3] Decrease 9.85%
2022–2023697,250[3] Increase 114.14%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Narre Warren
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Beaconsfield
towards East Pakenham
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Dandenong
towards Southern Cross
 Gippsland line
(Once every Mon-Fri)
 Pakenham
towards Traralgon
Track layout
Legend
to Narre Warren
Princes Freeway
1
2
to Beaconsfield

Berwick railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Pakenham and Gippsland lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network and Regional railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Berwick, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Berwick station is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1877.[4]

History

Berwick station opened on 8 October 1877, when the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, the birthplace of Robert Gardiner, who was an early leaseholder in the area.[5]

In 1956, the line between Berwick and Officer was duplicated, with a signal panel also installed at the station in that year.[4] In 1962, duplication between Berwick and Narre Warren was provided.[4]

In 1970, flashing light signals were provided at the former Clyde Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the up direction of the station.[4] On 12 October 1982, at around 11:15am, Hitachi carriage 137M, leading a Dandenong – Pakenham shuttle service, collided with a semi-trailer at the level crossing. The collision derailed 137M, flipping it on its side. Eleven people were injured in the collision.[6] 137M was later withdrawn due to the collision.[7]

In 1986, boom barriers were provided at the former level crossing.[8][9] During September 1988, the former No. 2 and No. 3 roads were removed.[10] In December of that year, a number of points and signals were abolished.[4]

In 1998, Berwick was upgraded to a premium station.[11]

On 1 December 2018, the signal panel was abolished.[12]

In February 2022, the Clyde Road level crossing was grade separated, as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[13] The level crossing was removed by building a road underpass beneath the railway line. The grade separation works also included upgrading the bus interchange at the station.[14] On 21 February of that year, Clyde Road reopened to vehicular traffic.[15]

Platforms and services

Berwick has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services, as well as selected V/Line Traralgon services.[16][17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Ventura Bus Lines operates thirteen routes via Berwick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  828 : to Hampton station[18]
  •  831 : to Kingsmere Estate (Berwick)[19]
  •  834 : to Westfield Fountain Gate (via Berwick North)[20]
  •  835 : to Westfield Fountain Gate (via Narre Warren)[21]
  •  836 : to Eden Rise Shopping Centre[22]
  •  837 : to Beaconsfield East[23]
  •  838 : Emerald – Westfield Fountain Gate[24]
  •  839 : to Berwick North[25]
  •  846 : to Eden Rise Shopping Centre[26]
  •  847 : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre (Cranbourne North)[27]
  •  888 : to Clyde[28]
  •  889 : to Clyde North[29]
  •  899 : to The Avenue Village Shopping Centre (Cranbourne North)[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Berwick". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Berwick". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ Knewstub, John (12 October 1982). "Semi, Train Crash". The Herald. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Suburban Trains". Vicsig. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
  9. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  10. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 345.
  11. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  12. ^ "Berwick Signal Box (BEW)". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Clyde Road, Berwick". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Berwick's new transport hub". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Clyde Road, Berwick level crossing gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ Traralgon – Melbourne timetable Archived 24 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  18. ^ "828 Hampton - Berwick Station via Southland SC & Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  19. ^ "831 Berwick Station - Kingsmere Estate via Casey Hospital". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  20. ^ "834 Berwick Station - Fountain Gate SC via Berwick North". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  21. ^ "835 Berwick Station - Fountain Gate SC via Narre Warren". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  22. ^ "836 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bridgewater Estate". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  23. ^ "837 Berwick Station - Beaconsfield East via Brisbane St & Beaconsfield Plaza SC". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  24. ^ "838 Emerald - Fountain Gate SC via Beaconsfield & Berwick". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  25. ^ "839 Berwick Station - Berwick North via Telford Dr & Whistler Dr". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  26. ^ "846 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bryn Mawr Bvd". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  27. ^ "847 Berwick Station - The Avenue Village SC". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  28. ^ "888 Clyde - Berwick Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  29. ^ "889 Clyde North - Berwick Station via Grices Road". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  30. ^ "899 The Avenue Village SC - Berwick Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.