Seaholme railway station is located on the Werribee line in

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, Australia. It serves the western

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suburb of Seaholme, and opened on 26 January 1920.Seaholme
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History

Seaholme station opened on 26 January 1920, on what was then the line to

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a housing estate that was built in the early 1920s. In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the Millers Road

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, located at the down end of the station, with

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s provided in 1985. In 2020, the boom barriers were replaced with a newer system and repainted into the more current red and white scheme. In 2016/2017, Seaholme was the fifth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 103,446 passenger movements recorded. There were two stations, Mobiltown and

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, between Seaholme and Newport, but they are now closed and demolished.

Platforms and services

Seaholme has one platform. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Frankston and

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and Laverton (weekdays)

Transport links

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operates two routes via Seaholme station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Laverton station – Footscray * : Laverton station – Footscray

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Werribee=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1920 Railway stations in the City of Hobsons Bay