Westona railway station

Westona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the western Melbourne suburb of Altona. Previously called 'West Altona Station' It opened on 21 January 1985, and was briefly the terminus of the line from Altona, until the line was extended to Laverton on 14 April 1985.[1]

Westona
Station entrance
Location	Harrington Street, Altona Australia
Coordinates	37°51′54″S 144°48′49″E
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
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	WTO
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 January 1985
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Altona towards Newport Werribee line (Altona loop) Laverton Terminus

The station was named by Joanna O'Connor, Alan Angus and Betty Angus, who won a council run contest to find a new name. Because the new station was west of Altona, they suggested Westona.[2]

Control of all signals and points were transferred to the Newport signal box in 1986, with the signal control panel moved to the relay room, for maintenance purposes only.[3]

Westona is also a crossing loop, in the middle of a 10-kilometre-long section of single track, between Altona Junction and Laverton. The direction of trains which cross at Westona is unusual for Melbourne, in that they pass each other on the left.