Westona railway station (original) (raw)
Railway station in Melbourne, Australia
| Westona | |
|---|---|
| PTV commuter rail station | |
 Station building and entrance, June 2005 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Harrington Street,Altona, Victoria 3018City of Hobsons BayAustralia |
| Coordinates | 37°51′54″S 144°48′49″E / 37.8651°S 144.8135°E / -37.8651; 144.8135 |
| Owned by | VicTrack |
| Operated by | Metro Trains |
| Line(s) | Werribee |
| Distance | 18.53 kilometres fromSouthern Cross |
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections |  Bus |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Parking | 80 |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes—step free access |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operational, unstaffed |
| Station code | WTO |
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 overlap |
| Website | Public Transport Victoria |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 January 1985; 39 years ago (1985-01-21) |
| Electrified | January 1985(1500 V DC overhead) |
| Passengers | |
| 2005–2006 | 268,293[1] |
| 2006–2007 | 296,515[1]  10.51% |
| 2007–2008 | 316,372[1] 6.69% |
| 2008–2009 | 349,476[2] 10.46% |
| 2009–2010 | 350,423[2] 0.27% |
| 2010–2011 | 309,620[2]  11.64% |
| 2011–2012 | 245,212[2] 20.8% |
| 2012–2013 | Not measured[2] |
| 2013–2014 | 227,635[2] 7.16% |
| 2014–2015 | 229,932[1] 1% |
| 2015–2016 | 238,575[2] 3.75% |
| 2016–2017 | 236,790[2] 0.74% |
| 2017–2018 | 240,157[2] 1.42% |
| 2018–2019 | 240,150[2] 0.002% |
| 2019–2020 | 212,000[2] 11.72% |
| 2020–2021 | 107,350[2] 49.36% |
| 2021–2022 | 137,950[3] 28.5% |
| Services | |
Preceding station  Metro Trains Following station Lavertontowards Werribee Werribee line Altonatowards Frankston via Flinders Street |
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Track layout Legend   to Altona  Grieve Parade     1 2 Maidstone Street      Kayes Drain   to Laverton |
Westona 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 Altona, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Westona station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 21 January 1985.[4][5]
Westona is a crossing loop in the middle of a 10-kilometre-long section of single track between Altona Junction and Laverton. The direction in which trains cross at Westona is unusual for Melbourne, in that they pass each other on the right, rather than passing on the more common left.[4]
In 1965, the Victorian Parliament passed the Altona Railway Extension Act, which authorised a 1-mile (1.6 km) extension of the Altona railway, west to Maidstone Street.[6] Despite a sign being erected on the future site of Westona station, proclaiming that a railway was to be built to there, nothing was done for almost two decades.
Westona station opened on 21 January 1985, when the railway line from Altona was extended.[4][7] After opening, the station was briefly the terminus of the line, with the up face of the island platform (Platform 1) only in use.[5] On 14 April of that year, the track to Laverton was opened.[4] The station was named by Joanna O'Connor, Alan Angus and Betty Angus, who won a council-run contest to find a name. Because the new station was west of Altona, they suggested Westona.[8]
In 1986, control of all signals and points was transferred to the Newport signal box, with the signal control panel moved to the relay room for maintenance purposes only.[9]
Platforms and services
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Westona has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains.[10]
Platform 1:
- Werribee line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston
Platform 2:
- Werribee line all stations services to Laverton (weekdays only); all stations services to Werribee
CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Westona station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 415 : Laverton station – Williamstown[11]
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d "Westona". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Westona Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Altona Railway Extension Act 1965". Victorian Historical Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Harrington, Tony (22 January 1985). "Western suburbs get new station, lose three others". The Age. p. 5.
- ^ Byrne, Bridie (16 September 2008). "Diamond Day". Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star. Retrieved 15 February 2013. [_dead link_]
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
- ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "415 Laverton Station - Williamstown via Altona". Public Transport Victoria.
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au