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Westona railway station

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Westona
Westona railway station Platform 1 (western view)(2 November 2025).jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1, November 2025
General information
LocationHarrington Street,
Altona, Victoria 3018
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates 37°51′54″S144°48′49″E / 37.8651°S 144.8135°E / -37.8651; 144.8135
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line Werribee
Distance18.53 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTO
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 January 1985;41 years ago (1985-01-21)
ElectrifiedJanuary 1985
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006268,293 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Temporary timetable
Altona
One-way operation
 Werribee line Laverton
towards Werribee
Track layout
Legend
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to Altona
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Grieve Parade
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Maidstone Street
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Kayes Drain
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to Laverton
Location
Westona railway station

Westona station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne rail 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]

Contents

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]

History

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

Westona has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. [10]

Current (until Q2 2026)

Westona platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationService TypeNotesSource
1No scheduled servicesDue to level crossing removal works, all citybound services on the Werribee line will bypass the Altona Loop stations. [11] [12]
2  Werribee line   Werribee All stations

From Mid-2026

Westona platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationViaService TypeSource
1  Werribee line   Sandringham Altona and Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [11]
2  Werribee line   Laverton, Werribee All stations and limited express services [11]

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Westona station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Westona". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Westona Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Altona Railway Extension Act 1965". Victorian Historical Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Harrington, Tony (22 January 1985). "Western suburbs get new station, lose three others". The Age . p. 5.
  8. ↑ Byrne, Bridie (16 September 2008). "Diamond Day". Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
  10. ↑ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. 1 2 3 "Werribee line temporary timetable change from Monday 17 November 2025 to late April 2026". Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Inner west level crossing removal works ramp up". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "415 Laverton Station - Williamstown via Altona". Public Transport Victoria.
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