Aircraft railway station, Melbourne

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Aircraft
Station information

Code	ACF
Distance from Flinders St	23.5 km
Lines	Werribee
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Metcard Zone	2

Aircraft is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Laverton, on the Werribee railway line. An unmanned station, it is in Metcard Zone 2. The station is located at the western end of the Aviation Road level crossing, which also provided access to the station.

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a small shelter for waiting passengers. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms.

The Western standard gauge line is to the west of the station, and is used by interstate freight trains, and The Overland passenger service from Melbourne to Adelaide.

Aircraft station originally opened as a siding on Saturday, 7th March 1925 as Aviation Siding. It was later renamed to Aircraft Siding with a platform added in 1927 before renamed again to Aircraft in 1963.