Willison railway station

Willison railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell in Victoria, Australia. Willison is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 June 1908, with the current station provided in 1954 and platforms in 1972.<ref name="vicsigwillison">Template:Cite web</ref>

Initially opened as Golf Links, the station was given its current name of Willison on 23 July 1936.

History

Willison station was not part of the original Outer Circle line. It was provided for the convenience of members of the Riversdale Golf Club, which was originally adjacent to the site. It has been said that influential club members did not appreciate having to walk to either Riversdale or Hartwell, and pressed for a closer alternative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> That almost certainly explains why Willison was built so close to Riversdale, being only 400 metres away. The club moved from the site in 1927 and, on 23 July 1936, the station was renamed Willison, after A. J. Willison, a former member of Camberwell Council.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite web</ref>

The station was originally served by the so-called Deepdene Dasher, which ran a shuttle on the remnant of the Outer Circle line between Ashburton and Deepdene. After the Deepdene Dasher ceased operation in 1927, the station was served by Ashburton line trains. Twelve years later, on 28 June 1948, the line was extended from Ashburton to Alamein,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the service which still exists today.

In 1954, the current station platforms were provided when the line was duplicated between Riversdale and Hartwell.<ref name=vicsigwillison/> In 1972, both platforms were extended at the down end, and a pedestrian crossing was relocated.<ref name="divisionaldiarymar72">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

During the 2018/2019 financial year, Willison was the sixth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 102,600 passenger movements.<ref name="201819patronage">Template:Cite web</ref>

Platforms and services

Willison has two side platforms. It is served by Alamein line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Willison platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox'	Camberwell, Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Alamein		All stations

Gallery

• Northbound view of station platforms, March 2003
  Northbound view of station platforms, March 2003
• Northbound view of station platforms, December 2018
  Northbound view of station platforms, December 2018

External links

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• Melway map at street-directory.com.au