Altona railway station

Altona
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from the station platform, June 2019
General information
LocationRailway Street South,
Altona, Victoria 3018
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°52′02″S 144°49′48″E / 37.8672°S 144.8301°E / -37.8672; 144.8301
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance17.15 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking70
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeALT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1917 (1917-12-01)
Electrified2 October 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAltona Beach (1917-1938)
Passengers
2005–2006325,384
2006–2007337,402 3.69%
2007–2008363,468 7.72%
2008–2009409,006 12.52%
2009–2010391,029 4.39%
2010–2011385,586 1.39%
2011–2012281,536 26.98%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014308,479 9.57%
2014–2015298,864 3.11%
2015–2016303,484 1.54%
2016–2017311,955 2.79%
2017–2018315,295 1.07%
2018–2019302,850 3.94%
2019–2020261,900 13.52%
2020–2021126,100 51.85%
2021–2022144,800 14.83%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Westona
towards Werribee
Werribee line Seaholme
Track layout
Pier Street
1

Altona railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-western suburb of the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Altona station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 1 December 1917.

Initially opened as Altona Beach, the station was given its current name of Altona on 3 October 1938.