Spotswood railway station

Spotswood
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 looking at station buildings on both platforms, September 2022
General information
Location	Hope Street, Spotswood, Victoria 3015 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°49′50″S 144°53′09″E / 37.8306°S 144.8858°E / -37.8306; 144.8858
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee Williamstown
Distance	9.22 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	15
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SPT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1878; 145 years ago (1878-12-01)
Electrified	August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Edom (1878-1881) Bayswater (1881) Spottiswoode (1881-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006	183,269[1]
2006–2007	200,275[1]  9.27%
2007–2008	220,175[1]  9.93%
2008–2009	255,816[2]  16.18%
2009–2010	267,640[2]  4.62%
2010–2011	257,659[2]  3.72%
2011–2012	254,230[2]  1.33%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	280,837[2]  10.46%
2014–2015	293,792[1]  4.61%
2015–2016	322,964[2]  9.87%
2016–2017	318,215[2]  1.41%
2017–2018	329,126[2]  3.42%
2018–2019	344,850[2]  4.77%
2019–2020	273,300[2]  20.74%
2020–2021	122,500[2]  55.17%
2021–2022	170,900[3]  39.51%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Newport towards Werribee Werribee line Yarraville towards Frankston via Flinders Street Newport towards Williamstown Williamstown line
Track layout Legend to Yarraville West Gate Freeway Hudsons Road (Removing by 2030) 1 2 to Newport

Spotswood railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Spotswood, and opened on 1 December 1878 as Edom. It was renamed Bayswater on 1 September 1881, renamed Spottiswoode on 1 October of that year, and renamed Spotswood on 1 August 1905.^[4][5]