Berwick railway station, Melbourne

Berwick railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Berwick, and it opened on 8 October 1877.[4]

Berwick
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Station building in April 2015
General information
LocationClyde Road,
Berwick, Victoria 3806
City of Casey
Australia
Coordinates38°02′23″S 145°20′42″E
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 (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%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Narre Warren
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Beaconsfield
towards 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
to Narre Warren
Princes Freeway
1
2
to Beaconsfield

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 early 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 late 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 bus 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. 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. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. "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.
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