Laverton railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Laverton
IMAGELINK=Laverton-station-overpass.jpg
CAPTION=Overview of the station from the access footbridge, looking towards Melbourne
CODE=LAV
DISTANCE=22.2 km
LINES=Werribee
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19923 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19923#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1+2 overlap

Laverton is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Laverton, on the Werribee railway line. Laverton is classed as a Premium station and is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Location

Laverton is located between Railway Avenue and Maher Road, with station access from both via a footbridge at the Werribee end of the station.

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a large brick building at the Werribee end of the station, with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.

At the Melbourne end of the station the tracks diverge, with suburban trains usually taking the single track route via Altona, while Geelong and Warrnambool line trains take the double track route via Galvin and Paisley. A rail siding is also located adjacent to the station.

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.

History

Laverton station opened on July 1 1886. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Laverton VICSIG Infrastructure - Laverton] ] It was upgraded to Premium Station status in 1998.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ]

On May 6 2008, the Government of Victoria announced as part of the 2008-2009 state budget that Laverton station would receive a $92.6 million upgrade which will include a new third platform along with triplicating one kilometre of existing double track between the junction to the Altona line and the station. [ [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/DOIElect.nsf/$UNIDS+for+Web+Display/2CC42BE893520210CA25744000831733/$FILE/2008BudgetFactSheet-Laverton.pdf Laverton Rail Upgrade - Department of Transport, Victorian Government] ]

References

* [http://www.railgeelong.com/location/laverton Rail Geelong: Laverton station]

MelbourneStations
Line=Werribee line
Previous=Westona
Here=Laverton
Next=Aircraft

On the 'Express Route' between Laverton and Newport stations, Galvin station is demolished and Paisley station has had platform access removed.