Aircraft railway station

Aircraft railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton opening on 7 March 1925 as Aviation Siding, being renamed Aircraft Siding on 10 May 1927 and Aircraft on 19 March 1963.[1][2] The station was built to serve the former Royal Australian Air Force Laverton base. The Western standard gauge line passes behind Platform 1.

Aircraft
LocationTriholm Avenue, Laverton
Coordinates37°52′00″S 144°45′39″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Werribee
Distance22.23 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeACF
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 March 1925
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Laverton
Werribee line
towards Werribee

The present station was built in 1964 and in association with the duplication of the line to Werribee converted to an island platform in 1968.[2] Boom barriers were provided at the Aviation Road level crossing in 1979.[3]

Doubt was cast on the future of Aircraft station with the announcement that Williams Landing station would be built just a kilometre along the line.[4]

In June 2010 a spokesman for then public transport minister Martin Pakula said only that Aircraft would remain open until 2012, the opening date of Williams Landing station.[5] At the same time the construction of 100 new car parking spaces was cancelled, and railway sources confirmed that the government's plans were to close Aircraft station. However, in September 2010 the public transport minister ended speculation by pledging that the station would not be closed.[6]

In March 2018, it was announced that the Aviation Road level crossing will be grade separated via the road over rail method with the entrance of the station to be reconstructed.[7]

Platforms & services

Aircraft has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. Aircraft Vicsig
  2. Aircraft Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
  4. Aircraft station flies on Hobsons Bay Leader 7 September 2010
  5. "Doubts persist on Aircraft station". Wyndham Weekly. www.wyndhamweekly.com.au. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  6. Lucas, Clay (9 September 2010). "Stopping all stations as minister backs down". www.theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  7. "Aviation Road-over-rail design selected | Level Crossing Removal Authority". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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