Williamstown Pier railway station

Williamstown Pier
Closed commuter rail station
General information
Coordinates	37°51′57″S 144°54′38″E
Line(s)	Williamstown
Distance	14.7 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	WPR
History
Opened	17 January 1859
Closed	25 March 1987
Previous names	Pier
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Terminus   Williamstown line   Williamstown towards Newport
Track layout Before station closure (March 1987) to Williamstown

Williamstown Pier was the original terminus of the Williamstown railway line, on the Melbourne suburban rail system. It was in the suburb of Williamstown, to the west of central Melbourne. The station existed primarily to serve the Williamstown docks precinct.

History

Originally named Pier, it opened on 17 January 1859. It opened to passengers on 15 May 1881, and relocated to a new site on 8 January 1905.

The station contained a goods yard that was used for grain shipments, up until the 1960s.

By mid-1978, the station building was demolished and was replaced with two smaller brick structures. The last services terminated at the station on 25 March 1987, following a derailment on the sharply curved track leading to the station. All rails, sleepers, overhead wires and signals were removed by October 1988, with the platform track and overhead currently ending just under the Ann Street footbridge, at the down end of Williamstown station. The station was subsequently demolished, and replaced with a car park and a parkland.

Today little remains of Williamstown Pier remain mostly demolished aforementioned in the late 1980s until the early 1990s. A short section of disused tracks beyond Williamstown station is the only remains of the old line.