Williamstown Racecourse | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Looking north from the station site in 2008: stanchion bases to the right, Altona line to the left | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°51′20″S 144°51′7″E / 37.85556°S 144.85194°E | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Altona | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 14.3 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Demolished | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 6 April 1885 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 22 May 1950 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 27 August 1920 | |||||||||||||||
Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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Williamstown Racecourse is a demolished station on the former Altona railway line, now part of the Werribee railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It was located in the suburb of Altona, immediately south of the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing and north of Kororoit Creek.