Westona railway station

Westona
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance, June 2005
General information
Location	Harrington Street, Altona, Victoria 3018 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°51′54″S 144°48′49″E / 37.8651°S 144.8135°E / -37.8651; 144.8135
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	18.53 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	WTO
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 January 1985; 40 years ago (1985-01-21)
Electrified	January 1985 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	268,293[1]
2006–2007	296,515[1]  10.51%
2007–2008	316,372[1]  6.69%
2008–2009	349,476[2]  10.46%
2009–2010	350,423[2]  0.27%
2010–2011	309,620[2]  11.64%
2011–2012	245,212[2]  20.8%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	227,635[2]  7.16%
2014–2015	229,932[1]  1%
2015–2016	238,575[2]  3.75%
2016–2017	236,790[2]  0.74%
2017–2018	240,157[2]  1.42%
2018–2019	240,150[2]  0.002%
2019–2020	212,000[2]  11.72%
2020–2021	107,350[2]  49.36%
2021–2022	137,950[3]  28.5%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Laverton towards Werribee Werribee line Altona towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout Legend to Altona Grieve Parade 1 2 Maidstone Street Kayes Drain to Laverton

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.^[4][5]

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.^[4]