Altona railway station
Altona | |||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Street South, Altona | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′02″S 144°49′48″E / 37.8672°S 144.8301°ECoordinates: 37°52′02″S 144°49′48″E / 37.8672°S 144.8301°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Werribee | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.15 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 70 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | ALT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1917 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Altona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Altona opening on 1 December 1917 as the terminus of the line from Newport.[1][2]
History
The railway to Altona opened on 9 November 1888, but to a station called named Altona Beach, which was about a kilometre to the east of the current station.[3] The line was privately owned from its inception, but the Victorian Railways (VR) took over train operations in 1917, opening a new Altona Beach station on the present site on 1 December 1917.[1] For a period of time de-motored McKeen railmotors were used to as carriages on the passenger services.
By 1924 the private company which owned the Altona line owed the VR £7,289 through guarantees against losses on operating the services, so the VR took full control of the line on 1 October 1924.[3] The station was renamed Altona in 1938. There was a loop siding beside the platform for a number of years, and the line once extended west to serve a brown coal mine a little to the north of where Westona station now stands. The Altona line was extended to Westona on 21 January 1985, and to Laverton on 14 April 1985.[2][4][5]
Platforms and services
Altona has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- Werribee line: all stations services to Flinders Street & Werribee, off peak shuttle services between Newport & Laverton
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operate three routes via Altona station:
- 411: Laverton - Footscray station[7]
- 412: Laverton - Footscray station[8]
- 415: Laverton - Williamstown station[9]
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Altona station:
- SmartBus 903: to Mordialloc station[10]
References
- 1 2 Altona Vicsig
- 1 2 Altona Station Rail Geelong
- 1 2 Harrigan, Leo J (1962). Victorian Railways to ‘62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board.
- ↑ "Victoria" Railway Digest March 1985 page 97
- ↑ "Victoria" Railway Digest May 1985 page 151
- ↑ Werribee Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 411 Laverton - Footscray timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 412 Laverton - Footscray timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 415 Laverton - Williamstown timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria