Westona railway station

Westona
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance, June 2005
General information
LocationHarrington Street,
Altona, Victoria 3018
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°51′54″S 144°48′49″E / 37.8651°S 144.8135°E / -37.8651; 144.8135
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance18.53 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTO
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 January 1985 (1985-01-21)
ElectrifiedJanuary 1985
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006268,293
2006–2007296,515 10.51%
2007–2008316,372 6.69%
2008–2009349,476 10.46%
2009–2010350,423 0.27%
2010–2011309,620 11.64%
2011–2012245,212 20.8%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014227,635 7.16%
2014–2015229,932 1%
2015–2016238,575 3.75%
2016–2017236,790 0.74%
2017–2018240,157 1.42%
2018–2019240,150 0.002%
2019–2020212,000 11.72%
2020–2021107,350 49.36%
2021–2022137,950 28.5%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Laverton
towards Werribee
Werribee line Altona
Track layout
Grieve Parade
1
2
Maidstone Street
Kayes Drain

Westona railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway 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.

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.