North Williamstown station opened on 1 February 1859, just under a month after the railway line from
Newport was extended to
Williamstown Pier. In 1969, the boom barriers were converted to automatic operation, and the
signal box for the level crossing was abolished. The level crossing was a part of the first 50 crossings to be
grade separated under the original scope of the
Level Crossing Removal Project, which was promised by then
opposition leader Daniel Andrews at the
2014 state election. In November 2019, the LXRP announced that consultation with the community for the project had started. On 19 June 2020, it was announced that the level crossing will be removed by
lowering the railway line under the road, and will include rebuilding the station. On 11 October of that year, designs were released and, in January 2021, contracts were awarded. Major construction began in May 2021, with the station temporary closing on 2 August of that year. On 17 December of that year, the rebuilt station opened to passengers. As part of the project, the station building on Platform 2 was demolished, however the building on Platform 1 was retained for station operations. ==Platforms and services==