Willison railway station
Willison railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 8 June 1908 as Golf Links. It was renamed Willison on 23 July 1936. History. Willison station is named after A. J. Willison, a former member of the City of Camberwell council. It was not part of the original Outer Circle line. It was built soon afterwards and was served by the so-called "Deepdene Dasher", which ran a shuttle on the remnant of the Outer Circle line between Ashburton and Deepdene. The  station was provided for the convenience of members of the Riversdale Golf Club, which was originally adjacent to the site. It has been said that influential club members did not appreciate having to walk to either Riversdale or Hartwell stations, and pressed for a closer alternative. That almost certainly explains why Willison was built so close to Riversdale station, being only 400 metres away. The club moved from the site in 1927, and on 23 July 1936, the station was renamed Willison. By that time, the "Deepdene Dasher" had ceased operation, and Willison was served by Ashburton line trains. Twelve  years later, on 28 June 1948, the line was extended to Alamein, the service which still exists today. The current station was provided in 1954, when the line was duplicated between Riversdale and Hartwell stations. In 2013/2014, Willison was the sixth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 88,000 passenger movements. Platforms and services. Willison has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services. Platform 1: Platform 2: