Laverton railway station is located on the Werribee line in

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. It serves the western

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suburb of Laverton, and opened on 1 July 1886.Laverton
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services take the direct

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route to Newport station, while all-stations Altona services operate on the

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Altona loop line to Newport. The loop line reconnects with the direct route just after the former Mobiltown station. The

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passes to the north of Platform 1.

History

Opening on 1 July 1886, Laverton station, like the suburb itself, was named after the pastoral run ''Laverton'', which was settled by Alfred Langhorne in 1836. In 1968, the former

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was converted to an

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, as part of the duplication of the line to Werribee. In 1969, the station building on the

(Platforms 2 and 3) was provided. At about 7:55pm on 12 July 1976, a derailment occurred at the up end of the station, involving a

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– Melbourne passenger service. After crossing from the east line to the west line, the train derailed and sideswiped the

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overpass, destroying a number of wood-bodied carriages. One person perished in the derailment, and a number of other passengers were injured. It was later revealed that the train diverged through a

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at excessive speed. In 1986, the control of all

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and points was transferred to the Newport

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, although the signal control panel remained within the station building until 2009. On 1 October 1987, two

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suburban trains collided at the up end of the station, near Laverton Junction, after an up train over ran the Altona loop and collided with a down train. In 1998, Laverton was upgraded to a

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. In May 2008, the

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announced, as part of the ''2008/2009 State Budget'', that Laverton station would receive a $92.6 million upgrade, which would include the building of a third platform. The work included the tripling of one kilometre of existing double track, between the Altona loop line and the station. The first section of the footbridge was installed in October 2009, and the completed bridge was opened to the public on 9 February 2010. The remainder of these works were completed in mid-2010. Until June 2015,

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and

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line services passed through the station, but those services now use the

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route via Sunshine,

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. As part of stage 1 of the

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Geelong Fast Rail project, Laverton station is scheduled to be upgraded. Construction is set to begin in 2023. On the express route between Laverton and Newport stations, the former Galvin station has been closed and demolished, and the former Paisley station has been closed, and has had its platform access and station building removed.

Platforms and services

Laverton has one

with two faces and one

. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to

(weekdays only) Platform 3: * Altona services to Flinders Street (weekdays only) and all stations services to Werribee (early mornings, evenings and weekends only)

Transport links

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operates eight routes to and from Laverton station, under contract to

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: * : to Sunshine station (shared with

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) * : to Footscray * : to Footscray * : to Footscray station * : to Williamstown * : to Laverton station (loop service via

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) * : to Sanctuary Lakes * : to Hoppers Crossing station Transit Systems Victoria operates one route to and from Laverton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *: to Sunshine station (shared with CDC Melbourne)

Gallery

File:Laverton station overbridge 2010.jpg, Westbound view of the station footbridge in February 2010

References

External links

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Melway map
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