Laverton railway station, Melbourne

Laverton
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 1, showing station building and footbridge, January 2023
General information
LocationRailway Avenue,
Laverton, Victoria 3027
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°51′50″S 144°46′20″E / 37.8638°S 144.7722°E / -37.8638; 144.7722
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance21.01 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks4
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking947
Bicycle facilitiesYes—19 spaces
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeLAV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 July 1886; 138 years ago (1886-07-01)
Rebuilt2009-2010
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006736,023[1]
2006–2007842,093[1] Increase 14.41%
2007–20081,091,564[1] Increase 29.62%
2008–20091,442,894[2] Increase 32.18%
2009–20101,527,169[2] Increase 5.84%
2010–20111,666,838[2] Increase 9.14%
2011–20121,715,939[2] Increase 2.94%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,501,737[2] Decrease 12.48%
2014–20151,269,140[1] Decrease 15.48%
2015–20161,127,856[2] Decrease 11.13%
2016–20171,140,726[2] Increase 1.14%
2017–20181,152,390[2] Increase 1.02%
2018–20191,196,550[2] Increase 3.83%
2019–2020944,750[2] Decrease 21.04%
2020–2021596,350[2] Decrease 36.87%
2021–2022552,750[3] Decrease 7.31%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Aircraft
towards Werribee
 Werribee line Westona
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Newport
Express tracks
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Werribee
Limited express services
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Newport
Cherry Creek
Maidstone Street
(Removing by 2030)
Kayes Drain
to SCL Terminal
to Westona
Princes Freeway
1
2
3
to Aircraft
Broad gauge, electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified
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Laverton 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. Laverton station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 July 1886, with the current station provided in 2010.[4][5]

At the up end of the station, the tracks diverge. Werribee-bound services take the direct double track route to Newport, while all-stations Altona services operate on the single track Altona loop line to Newport. The loop line reconnects with the direct route just after the demolished station Mobiltown.

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 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Laverton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Laverton Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 13 February 2023.