Westona railway station is located on the Werribee line in

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. It serves the western

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suburb of Altona, and opened on 21 January 1985. Westona is a

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in the middle of a 10-kilometre-long section of

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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 left, rather than passing on the more common right.

History

In 1965, the Victorian Parliament passed the ''Altona Railway Extension Act'', which authorised a extension of the Altona railway, west to Maidstone Street. 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. After opening, the station was briefly the terminus of the line, with the up face of the

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(Platform 1) only in use. On 14 April of that year, the track to Laverton was opened. The station was named by Joanna O'Connor, Alan Angus and Betty Angus, who won a

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-run contest to find a name. Because the new station was west of Altona, they suggested Westona. In 1986, control of all

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s was transferred to the Newport

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, with the signal control panel moved to the relay room for maintenance purposes only.

Platforms and services

Westona has one

with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1:* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Frankston Platform 2: * all stations services to Laverton (weekdays only); all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates one bus route via Westona station, under contract to

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: * : Laverton station – Williamstown

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Werribee=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1985 Railway stations in the City of Hobsons Bay