Laverton railway station, Melbourne

Laverton
Eastbound view in February 2010
Location	Railway Avenue, Laverton Australia
Coordinates	37°51′50″S 144°46′20″E / 37.8638°S 144.7722°E / -37.8638; 144.7722Coordinates: 37°51′50″S 144°46′20″E / 37.8638°S 144.7722°E / -37.8638; 144.7722
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	21.01 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	947
Bicycle facilities	19
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	LAV
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 July 1886
Rebuilt	2010
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Westona toward Newport Werribee line (Altona loop) Terminus Newport toward Flinders Street Werribee line Aircraft toward Werribee

Laverton railway station is located on Werribee line, in the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton. It opened on 1 July 1886.

At the up end of the station, the tracks diverge. Express Flinders Street trains take the direct double track route to Newport station, while local Laverton-Altona shuttle trains run on the single track route to Newport via Altona. Until June 2015, Geelong and Warrnambool line trains ran through the station, but those services now use the Regional Rail Link route via Wyndham Vale. The Western standard gauge line passes to the west of Platform 1.

In 1968, the former side platform was converted to an island platform, as part of the duplication of the line to Werribee. Control of all signals and points was transferred to the Newport signal box in 1986, although the signal control panel remained within the station building until 2009. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.

On 1 October 1987, two Hitachi suburban trains collided at the up end of the station, near Laverton Junction, after an up train overran the Altona loop, and collided with a down train.