Laverton railway station, Melbourne

Updated on Oct 07, 2024

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Owned by VicTrack Line(s) Werribee Opened 1 July 1886 Status Premium station Rebuilt 2010		Operated by Metro Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side) Owner VicTrack Connection Bus Bicycle facilities 19

Location Railway Avenue, LavertonAustralia Distance 21.01 kilometres from Southern Cross Address Railway Ave, Laverton VIC 3028, Australia Similar Aircraft railway station, Williams Landing railway st, Westona railway station, Hoppers Crossing railway st, Altona railway station

Laverton railway station is located on Werribee line, in the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton. It opened on 1 July 1886.

At the up end of the station, the tracks diverge. Express Flinders Street trains take the direct double track route to Newport station, while local Laverton-Altona shuttle trains run on the single track route to Newport via Altona. Until June 2015, Geelong and Warrnambool line trains ran through the station, but those services now use the Regional Rail Link route via Wyndham Vale. The Western standard gauge line passes to the west of Platform 1.

History

In 1968, the former side platform was converted to an island platform, as part of the duplication of the line to Werribee. Control of all signals and points was transferred to the Newport signal box in 1986, although the signal control panel remained within the station building until 2009. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.

On 1 October 1987, two Hitachi suburban trains collided at the up end of the station, near Laverton Junction, after an up train overran the Altona loop, and collided with a down train.

In May 2008, the Victorian State Government announced, as part of the 2008/09 State Budget, that Laverton station would receive a $92.6 million upgrade, which would include the building of a third platform. The work included the tripling of one kilometre of existing double track, between the Altona line and the station. The first section of the footbridge was installed in October 2009, and the completed bridge was opened to the public on 9 February 2010.

On the 'express route', between Laverton and Newport stations, the former Galvin station has been demolished, and the former Paisley station has had its platform access and station building removed.