Westall railway station

Westall railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Clayton South, opening on 6 February 1951. The station is served by Pakenham and Cranbourne services.

History
Westall station was opened as a workers only platform on 16 October 1954. It was provided for the adjacent Martin & King railway coachbuilding factory. The station was opened to the public on 1 June 1959 when all trains on the line began stopping there.

The station had a stabling yard located at the southern end, as well as a number of industrial sidings serving nearby factories. On 17 April 1998, the Westall train maintenance centre was officially opened in the former goods yard, as part of the decentralisation of train stabling and maintenance from the former Jolimont Yards. The buildings were approximately 2,850 m² in size, and permit bogie repair and replacement, under carriage and overhead work. The facility cost $15 million, which also included the Bayswater facility.

On 26 July 2006, a fire started in the waiting room of the station building on Platform 1, causing major damage to half of the station building, ticket machines, seats and a section of the platform. The citybound platform was closed off and passenger services heading towards Melbourne ran express from Springvale to Clayton bypassed Westall until temporary fencing was placed around the building. The damaged part of the building was subsequently demolished and rebuilt.

In May 2008, the Government of Victoria announced the Westall precinct would receive a $151 million upgrade which included a rebuilt station, a new third platform, a third 2.6 kilometre line between Centre Road and Springvale Road and additional storage space at Westall depot. Work commenced in January 2010.

Platforms & services
Westall has one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) linked by a footbridge. Access to the platforms are provided using stairs and lifts. The side platform features a customer service window, an enclosed waiting room and toilets, while the island platform features an enclosed waiting room. Westall is serviced by Metro Trains Pakenham and Cranbourne line services.

Platform 1:
 * Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * Cranbourne line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
 * Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
 * Cranbourne line: all stations services to Cranbourne

Platform 3:
 * Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
 * Cranbourne line: all stations services to Cranbourne

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Westall station:
 * 824: Moorabbin station – Parkmore Shopping Centre