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Werribee Racecourse railway station

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Werribee Racecourse
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General information
SystemClosed commuter rail station
Operated by V/Line
Line Geelong
Distance33.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks3
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeWRC
History
Opened1884;142 years ago (1884)
ClosedMarch 1995;31 years ago (March 1995) [1]
Former services
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Werribee
towards Southern Cross
Geelong line Little River
towards South Geelong or Waurn Ponds
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
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Werribee Racecourse
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Galvin Road
Location
Werribee Racecourse railway station

Werribee Racecourse (sometimes stylised as Werribee Race Course) is a disused railway station located between Werribee and Little River stations in Werribee, south-west Melbourne, Australia. [2] [3] The station was established to serve the nearby Werribee Racecourse. [4] [5]

Contents

As of 2026, V/Line-branded signage and remnants of the platform and are still visible. [6] The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. [6] [7]

History

Wyndham Racecourse and Recreation Reserve was gazetted on 22 April 1861. [8] In 1884, a railway platform was constructed opposite to the racecourse's entrance gates for the convenience of patrons. [9] [10]

The racecourse closed during the 1890s. [6] After this point, the railway platform remained, but it is unclear if trains continued to stop at the racecourse. [11] [12] The station appears in Victorian Railways maps from 1900 and 1910. [13] [14] Cattle pits replaced hand gates at the level crossing near the station by 2 October 1911. [15]

Horse racing returned to Werribee in 1912, when the Werribee Racing Club was established. [16] [17] In May 1915, the Werribee Shire Council approached the Victorian Railways Commissioners with a request to construct a new station platform next to Werribee Racecourse. [18] Work began twelve years later in June 1927, with the station officially opened on 7 September 1927. [19] [20] The rebuilt platform continued to be located opposite to the racecourse's entrance gates. [21] [22]

During World War II, the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA) requested to make Werribee Racecourse a stopping place on visiting days to the local military camp. [23] [24]

Houses along the railway line next to the station (when it was operational) are believed to have been the residences of Victorian Railways officers. [25]

The line between Werribee and Little River, which included Werribee Racecourse, was duplicated in 1970. [6] [26]

When the line from Newport to Werribee was electrified in the 1980s, Werribee Racecourse station was originally to be part of the system. [27] Overhead stanchions were built along one track as far as the station, but they were never wired. [28] The safeworking system used on the line does not permit a train to terminate and reverse once inside a signalling section, so without modifications to the signalling system, electric trains going to Werribee Racecourse station could not have returned to Werribee. [27]

Closure

In March 1995, the Western standard gauge line was built to the west of the platform. [29] This made it impossible to get to Werribee Racecourse station from the racecourse without crossing the standard gauge track, leaving the station unused. [26] [30]

V/Line services on the Geelong line continued to pass the station until the opening of the Deer Park–West Werribee line on 21 June 2015, when services were separated from Metro's Werribee line. [31] [32] Trains running on the standard gauge line continue to pass the station. [33] [34]

Although there have been some calls to reopen the station, this has not occurred. [35] [36]

Platforms and services

The V/Line station at Werribee Racecourse had one platform. [26] [30] It was served by V/Line Geelong line trains travelling from Spencer Street station (now known as Southern Cross). [37] [38]

Werribee Racecourse platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestination
1  Geelong line   South Geelong

CDC Melbourne operates a bus route near the former site of Werribee Racecourse station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, David (March 2025). "Melbourne's Metro Tunnel" (PDF). Railway Digest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026. Initially the electrification extended a further 2km to Werribee Racecourse, however that short section saw little use and was closed in 1995.
  2. ↑ "Railway Map of Victoria, 1928". Victorian Railways. 1928. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Waugh, Andrew (1999). "Railway Map of Victoria, 1990" (PDF). Victorian Railways Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS". The Argus. 24 October 1934. p. 18. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "WERRIBEE RACES TOMORROW". The Herald. 10 July 1940. p. 15. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Werribee Racecourse Station". Rail Geelong. Archived from the original on 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "FORMER WERRIBEE RACECOURSE STATION". Heritage Council Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Werribee Racecourse" (PDF). Wyndham City Council. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "THE WYNDHAM MEETING". The Argus. 31 May 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 3 March 2026. A special train leaves Spencer Street at 12:21pm for the racecourse platform, and will return at 5.5. Passengers will be picked up and set down at Newport and Footscray.
  10. ↑ "WYNDHAM RACES". The Age. 7 November 1884. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2026. For the convenience of the Melbourne contingent of visitors, who will probably be more numerous than usual, a special train will leave Spencer Street at 12:20, returning from the racecourse platform at 5.5.
  11. ↑ "WERRIBEE". Bacchus Marsh Express. 12 February 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2026. But good prudent management would be needed, also the restoration of the railway platform at the racecourse.
  12. ↑ "WERRIBEE". Bacchus Marsh Express. 18 June 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2026. It is not only for race meetings that the racecourse is needed, but for agricultural shows, and they both need the racecourse railway platform back again.
  13. ↑ Waugh, Andrew (1999). "Railway Map of Victoria, 1900" (PDF). Victorian Railways Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Waugh, Andrew (1999). "Railway Map of Victoria, 1910" (PDF). Victorian Railways Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  15. ↑ Waugh, Andrew. "SRS Showday Tour 1993" (PDF). Victorian Railways Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Club History". Werribee Racing Club. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "WERRIBEE". Bacchus Marsh Express. 21 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2026. The Banner advocates a debenture loan to make the Werribee racecourse into a Plumpton. Good idea, but not expansive enough. The Railway Platform should be restored, and £1,000 spent upon Show grounds equipment.
  18. ↑ "WERRIBEE RACECOURSE". The Argus. 27 May 1915. p. 12. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Werribee Improvements". Sporting Globe. 8 June 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "You'll Step from the Train Opposite Werribee Racecourse Gates Today". The Sun News-Pictorial. 7 September 1927. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "WERRIBEE RACING CLUB". The Argus. 26 October 1949. p. 27. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "WERRIBEE RACING CLUB". The Age. 8 March 1950. p. 24. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  23. ↑ "R.S.S.I.L.A. MONTHLY MEETING". Werribee Shire Banner. 5 December 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "On Target – The Story of 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment" (PDF). 2/3rd Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Association. June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026. Sunday, 29th December, 1940. Up at 0100 hours emptied our palliasses of straw and had breakfast at 0300. Entrained at 0600 at Werribee Racecourse Station and arrived at 0645 at Spencer Street Station where we had two pies and a cup of tea.
  25. ↑ "Wyndham Review of Heritage Sites of Local Interest" (PDF). Peter Andrew Barrett. August 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  26. 1 2 3 "Werribee". VICSIG. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  27. 1 2 "Werribee Racecourse". Victorian Railway Stations. Archived from the original on 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "P18 passes the incomplete electrification at Werribee Racecourse". Wongm's Rail Gallery. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  29. ↑ Carter, Mark (27 July 2015). "20 years on: A pair of interstate milestones". Rail Express. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  30. 1 2 "Werribee Racecourse". VICSIG. 29 October 2024. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  31. ↑ "Regional Rail Link has arrived". V/Line. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "VLocity on an up Geelong service passes the remains of Werribee Racecourse station". Wongm's Rail Gallery. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  33. ↑ "Westbound SCT008, SCT012 and SCT004 power away from Werribee Racecourse, after stopping for some unknown reason". Wongm's Rail Gallery. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  34. ↑ "Werribee Line". VICSIG. 17 November 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  35. ↑ "CoLiving Property Investments Werribee". CoLiving Homes. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  36. ↑ "Submission form: Victoria's draft 30-year infrastructure strategy" (PDF). Infrastructure Victoria. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026. Werribee Racecourse, unlikely to have sufficient patronage to justify construction; reconsider if the Racecourse is redeveloped.
  37. ↑ "RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS". The Argus. 5 September 1928. p. 22. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  38. ↑ "Somersault, Vol 44 No 4" (PDF). Signalling Record Society Victoria. July 2021. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  39. ↑ "DMDU Presents: D.R.E.A.M V International Deathmatch Summit". Humanitix. 4 November 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

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