Berwick railway station, Melbourne

Berwick railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the Pakenham and Gippsland lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network and Regional railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Berwick, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Berwick station is a ground-level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1877.^[4]

Berwick
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-east bound view of the station building, April 2015
General information
Location	Clyde Road, Berwick, Victoria 3806 City of Casey Australia
Coordinates	38°02′23″S 145°20′42″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Pakenham Gippsland
Distance	44.58 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Metro Trains V/Line
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	775 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes — step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	BEW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1877; 147 years ago (1877-10-08)
Electrified	July 1954 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	522,065[1]
2006–2007	600,845[1]  15.09%
2007–2008	682,870[1]  13.65%
2008–2009	750,368[2]  9.88%
2009–2010	776,349[2]  3.46%
2010–2011	848,874[2]  9.34%
2011–2012	890,924[2]  4.95%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	827,436[2]  7.12%
2014–2015	873,844[1]  5.6%
2015–2016	993,438[2]  13.68%
2016–2017	982,755[2]  1.07%
2017–2018	917,879[2]  6.6%
2018–2019	864,810[2]  5.78%
2019–2020	754,550[2]  12.75%
2020–2021	361,200[2]  52.13%
2021–2022	325,600[3]  9.85%
2022–2023	697,250[3]  114.14%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Narre Warren towards Flinders Street via City Loop Pakenham line Beaconsfield towards East Pakenham Preceding station V/Line Following station Dandenong towards Southern Cross Gippsland line (Once every Mon-Fri) Pakenham towards Traralgon
Future Services Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Narre Warren towards Watergardens or Sunbury via Town Hall Pakenham line Beaconsfield towards East Pakenham
Track layout Legend to Narre Warren Princes Freeway 1 2 to Beaconsfield
Location

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 February 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:

•  Pakenham line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Gippsland line  one weekday morning V/Line service to Southern Cross (set-down only)

Platform 2:

•  Pakenham line  all stations services to East Pakenham
•  Gippsland line  one weekday afternoon V/Line service to Traralgon (pick-up only)

In 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.

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates thirteen 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]