Aircraft railway station

Aircraft railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton, and opened on 7 March 1925 as Aviation Siding. It was renamed Aircraft Siding on 10 May 1927, and Aircraft on 19 March 1963.

Aircraft
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 1, June 2019
General information
LocationTriholm Avenue,
Laverton, Victoria 3027
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°52′00″S 144°45′39″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance22.23 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking140
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeACF
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 March 1925 (1925-03-07)
ElectrifiedNovember 1983
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAviation Siding (1925-1927)
Aircraft Siding (1927-1963)
Passengers
2005–2006199,449
2006–2007250,016  25.35%
2007–2008301,348  20.53%
2008–2009313,692  4.09%
2009–2010305,483  2.61%
2010–2011324,742  6.3%
2011–2012315,160  2.95%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014203,161  35.53%
2014–2015242,808  19.51%
2015–2016293,098  20.71%
2016–2017294,702  0.54%
2017–2018309,828  5.13%
2018–2019303,150  2.15%
2019–2020248,950  17.87%
2020–202170,150  71.82%
2021–202273,150  4.27%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Williams Landing
towards Werribee
 Werribee line Laverton
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout
to Laverton
1
2
to Williams Landing
Broad gauge, electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified

The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of platform 1.

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