Willison railway station

Willison
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view of station building, June 2024
General information
LocationStodart Street,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°50′09″S 145°04′13″E / 37.8357°S 145.0703°E / -37.8357; 145.0703
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance12.15 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWSN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 June 1908 (1908-06-08)
Rebuilt19 December 1954
1972
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGolf Links (1908-1936)
Passengers
2005–200684,779[1]
2006–200796,596[1]Increase 13.93%
2007–2008102,947[1]Increase 6.57%
2008–200996,312[2]Decrease 6.44%
2009–201096,346[2]Increase 0.035%
2010–201197,112[2]Increase 0.79%
2011–201287,210[2]Decrease 10.19%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201487,614[2]Increase 0.46%
2014–201587,730[1]Increase 0.13%
2015–201694,688[2]Increase 7.93%
2016–201797,248[2]Increase 2.7%
2017–2018104,182[2]Increase 7.13%
2018–2019102,600[2]Decrease 1.51%
2019–202080,300[2]Decrease 21.73%
2020–202132,400[2]Decrease 59.65%
2021–202235,750[3]Increase 10.34%
2022–202362,800[3]Increase 75.66%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Riversdale Alamein line Hartwell
towards Alamein

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.[4]

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

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Willison". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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