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"Altona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, and serves the western Melbourne suburb of Altona. The station opened on 1 December 1917 as the terminus of the line from Newport.Altona VicsigAltona Station Rail Geelong History The railway to Altona was constructed by the Altona Bay Estate Company, a private land developer, and opened on 9 November 1888 to a station named Altona Beach, which was about a kilometre to the east of the current station. As a result of the collapse of the 1880s Land Boom, regular services to Altona Beach ceased after August 1890, and the Victorian government declined the offer of the owners to gift it the line. In the 1890s, the company opened a brown coal mine near the terminus of the line, and in 1907, a siding was built in the same area to enable sand to be despatched by rail. In 1910, the Altona Brown Coal Colliery Company began railing quantities of brown coal, using a siding which was a north-west extension of the Altona line. In 1917, the owners of the railway entered into an agreement with the Victorian Railways (VR) to provide a regular passenger service, having guaranteed to cover any operating losses. On 1 December 1917, the VR opened a new Altona Beach station on the present site. For a period of time, de-motored McKeen railmotors were used as carriages on steam-hauled passenger services. By 1924, the private owner of the Altona line owed the VR £7,289, being the accumulated deficit on operating passenger services, so the VR took full control of the line on 1 October 1924. The track was electrified in 1926, and the station was renamed Altona in 1938. Apart from a few direct trains between Altona and Melbourne in peak periods, all trains were run as shuttle services between Newport and Altona. By the early 1980s, the station, and the line itself, was under threat of closure, as recommended in the Lonie Report. In October 1981, the rail service was drastically cut, with all shuttle services withdrawn, and only two morning and evening trains being run to and from Melbourne. However, a change of state government in 1982 saw the restitution of many services in July that year. The line was subsequently extended to Westona on 21 January 1985, and to Laverton, on 14 April 1985."Victoria" Railway Digest March 1985 page 97"Victoria" Railway Digest May 1985 page 151 Platforms and services Altona has one platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Werribee line trains. Platform 1: *Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee & Laverton (weekdays) Transport links CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Altona station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria (PTV): *411: Laverton station – Footscray station *412: Laverton station – Footscray station *415: Laverton station – Williamstown Dysons operates one route via Altona station, under contract to PTV: * 944: Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street) – Point Cook Town Centre (Saturday and Sunday mornings only) Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Altona station, under contract to PTV: * 903: to Mordialloc station References External links * Melway map at street- directory.com.au Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1917 "
"Westona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the western Melbourne suburb of Altona. Previously called 'West Altona Station' It opened on 21 January 1985, and was briefly the terminus of the line from Altona, until the line was extended to Laverton on 14 April 1985. The station was named by Joanna O'Connor, Alan Angus and Betty Angus, who won a council run contest to find a new name. Because the new station was west of Altona, they suggested Westona. Control of all signals and points were transferred to the Newport signal box in 1986, with the signal control panel moved to the relay room, for maintenance purposes only. Westona is also a crossing loop, in the middle of a 10-kilometre-long section of single track, between Altona Junction and Laverton. The direction of trains which cross at Westona is unusual for Melbourne, in that they pass each other on the left. Platforms & services Westona has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Werribee line trains. Platform 1: *Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: *Werribee line: all stations services to Werribee, weekdays services to Laverton Transport links CDC Melbourne operates one route via Westona station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *415: Laverton station – Williamstown References External links * Melway map at street-directory.com.au Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1985 "
"Laverton railway station is located on Werribee line, in the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton. It opened on 1 July 1886.Laverton VicsigLaverton Station Rail Geelong At the up end of the station, the tracks diverge. Werribee trains take the direct double track route to Newport station,while all-stations Altona trains run on the single track Altona Loop to Newport. 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.Laverton Rail Upgrade – Department of Transport, Victorian Government The first section of the footbridge was installed in October 2009, and the completed bridge was opened to the public on 9 February 2010. 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. 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. Platforms & services Laverton has one island platform, with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services. Platform 1: *Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: *Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Werribee (weekdays only) Platform 3: *Werribee line: Altona services to Flinders Street (weekdays only) and all stations services to Werribee (early mornings, evenings and weekends only) Transport links CDC Melbourne operates eight routes via Laverton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *400: to Sunshine station (shared with Sita Buslines) *411: to Footscray station *412: to Footscray station *414: to Footscray station *415: to Williamstown *417: to Laverton North *496: to Sanctuary Lakes *498: to Hoppers Crossing station Sita Buslines operates one route to and from Laverton station: *400: to Sunshine station. (shared with CDC Melbourne) Gallery File:Laverton station overbridge 2010.jpgFootbridge in February 2010 References External links Melway map at street-directory.com.au Former rail freight terminals in Victoria (Australia) Premium Melbourne railway stations Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1886 "