Laverton railway station, Melbourne

Laverton
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 1 in January 2023
General information
Location	Railway Avenue, Laverton, Victoria 3027 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°51′50″S 144°46′20″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	21.01 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	947
Bicycle facilities	Yes—19 spaces
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	LAV
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 July 1886 (1886-07-01)
Rebuilt	2009-2010
Electrified	November 1983 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	736,023
2006–2007	842,093  14.41%
2007–2008	1,091,564  29.62%
2008–2009	1,442,894  32.18%
2009–2010	1,527,169  5.84%
2010–2011	1,666,838  9.14%
2011–2012	1,715,939  2.94%
2012–2013	Not measured
2013–2014	1,501,737  12.48%
2014–2015	1,269,140  15.48%
2015–2016	1,127,856  11.13%
2016–2017	1,140,726  1.14%
2017–2018	1,152,390  1.02%
2018–2019	1,196,550  3.83%
2019–2020	944,750  21.04%
2020–2021	596,350  36.87%
2021–2022	552,750  7.31%
Services
Preceding station 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 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

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

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.

History

Opening on 1 July 1886, Laverton station, like the suburb itself, was named after the pastoral run Laverton, which was settled by Alfred Langhorne in 1836.

In 1968, the former side platform was converted to an island platform, as part of the duplication of the line to Werribee. In 1969, the station building on the island platform (Platforms 2 and 3) was provided.

At about 7:55pm on 12 July 1976, a derailment occurred at the up end of the station, involving a Port Fairy – Melbourne passenger service. After crossing from the east line to the west line, the train derailed and sideswiped the Princes Highway overpass, destroying a number of wood-bodied carriages. There was one fatality in the derailment, and a number of other passengers were injured. It was later revealed that the train diverged through a crossover at excessive speed.

In 1986, the control of all signals and points was transferred to the Newport signal box, although the signal control panel remained within the station building until 2009.

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

In 1998, Laverton was upgraded to a premium station.

In May 2008, the Victorian State Government announced, as part of the 2008/2009 State Budget, that Laverton 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 loop line and the station. In October 2009, the first section of the footbridge was installed and, on 9 February 2010, the completed bridge was opened to the public. The remainder of these works were completed in mid-2010.

Until June 2015, Geelong and Warrnambool line services passed through the station, but those services now use the Regional Rail Link route via Sunshine, Tarneit and Wyndham Vale.

As part of stage 1 of the Western Rail Plan Geelong Fast Rail project, Laverton is scheduled to be upgraded. Construction is set to begin in 2023.

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

Platforms and services

Laverton has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Werribee line trains.

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston

Platform 2:

•  Werribee line  all stations and limited express services to Werribee (weekdays only)

Platform 3:

•  Werribee line  all stations services to Flinders Street via Altona (weekdays only); all stations services to Werribee (early mornings, evenings and weekends only)

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates eight routes to and from Laverton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  400 : to Sunshine station (shared with Transit Systems Victoria)
•  411 : to Footscray
•  412 : to Footscray
•  414 : to Footscray station
•  415 : to Williamstown
•  417 : to Laverton station (loop service via Laverton North)
•  496 : to Sanctuary Lakes (Point Cook)
•  498 : to Hoppers Crossing station

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Laverton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  400 : to Sunshine station (shared with CDC Melbourne)

Gallery

• 
  North-east bound view in February 2010
• 
  Westbound view of the station footbridge in February 2010

External links

• Media related to Laverton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au