Aircraft railway station

Aircraft
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 1, June 2019
General information
LocationTriholm Avenue,
Laverton, Victoria 3027
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°52′00″S 144°45′39″E / 37.8666°S 144.7609°E / -37.8666; 144.7609
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance22.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking140
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeACF
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-07)
Rebuilt10 May 1932
1964
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAviation Siding (1925-1927)
Aircraft Siding (1927-1963)
Passengers
2005–2006199,449[1]
2006–2007250,016[1] Increase 25.35%
2007–2008301,348[1] Increase 20.53%
2008–2009313,692[2] Increase 4.09%
2009–2010305,483[2] Decrease 2.61%
2010–2011324,742[2] Increase 6.3%
2011–2012315,160[2] Decrease 2.95%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014203,161[2] Decrease 35.53%
2014–2015242,808[1] Increase 19.51%
2015–2016293,098[2] Increase 20.71%
2016–2017294,702[2] Increase 0.54%
2017–2018309,828[2] Increase 5.13%
2018–2019303,150[2] Decrease 2.15%
2019–2020248,950[2] Decrease 17.87%
2020–202170,150[2] Decrease 71.82%
2021–202273,150[3] Increase 4.27%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Williams Landing
towards Werribee
 Werribee line Laverton
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout
Legend
to Laverton
1
2
to Williams Landing
Broad gauge, electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified

Aircraft railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Laverton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Aircraft station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 7 March 1925, with the current station provided in 1964.[4][5]

Initially opened as Aviation Siding, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Aircraft Siding on 10 May 1927 then was given its current name of Aircraft on 19 March 1963.[4]

The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of platform 1.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Aircraft". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Aircraft Station". Rail Geelong. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.