Seaholme railway station

Seaholme railway station is a commuter railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is named after, and serves, the western suburb of the same name. Opened on 26 January 1920, Seaholme station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform.^[4][5] The station is only partially accessible due to a steep access ramp.^[6]

Seaholme
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view of station platform and building, November 2007
General information
Location	Station Street, Seaholme, Victoria 3018 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°52′04″S 144°50′28″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	16.13 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes, 10 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SHE
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	26 January 1920; 105 years ago (1920-01-26)
Electrified	2 October 1926 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	114,947[1]
2006–2007	126,436[1]  9.99%
2007–2008	146,291[1]  15.7%
2008–2009	158,886[2]  8.6%
2009–2010	150,744[2]  5.12%
2010–2011	146,040[2]  3.12%
2011–2012	116,346[2]  20.33%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	101,559[2]  12.71%
2014–2015	96,372[1]  5.1%
2015–2016	98,431[2]  2.13%
2016–2017	103,446[2]  5.09%
2017–2018	110,143[2]  6.47%
2018–2019	106,850[2]  2.98%
2019–2020	89,300[2]  16.42%
2020–2021	39,300[2]  55.99%
2021–2022	49,550[3]  26.08%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Altona towards Werribee Werribee line Newport towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout Legend to Newport Kororoit Creek Cherry Creek Civic Parade 1 Millers Road to Altona
Location

Seaholme railway station is served by the Werribee line, which is a part of Melbourne's railway network.^[7] The station also connects to bus routes 411 and 412.^[8][9] The journey to Southern Cross railway station is approximately 16.13 kilometres (10.02 mi).^[4]

Description

Seaholme railway station is located in Seaholme, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Operated by VicTrack, the station is owned by Metro Trains Melbourne.^[10] The station is approximately 16.13 kilometres (10.02 mi) away from Southern Cross station.^[4] The adjacent stations are Newport up towards Melbourne and Altona down towards Werribee.^[11]

The station consists of one side platform with a total of one platform edge.^[4] The station has a gabled weatherboard building with a timber verandah. The platform edge is made of timber.^[12]

History

On 9 November 1888, the line from Williamstown Racecourse to Altona Beach (now Altona) was opened.^[5] Seaholme station opened on the line on 26 January 1920.^[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a housing estate that opened in the early 1920s.^[13] Electrification was provided on 2 October 1926.^[14]

In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the Millers Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station, with boom barriers provided in 1985.^[4]

During the 2016/2017 financial year, Seaholme was the fifth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 103,446 passenger movements recorded.^[15]

There used to be two stations, Mobiltown^[16] and Williamstown Racecourse,^[17] between Seaholme and Newport, but they are now closed and demolished. The stations were closed on 18 January 1984 and 22 May 1950, respectively.^[18][19]

Platforms and services

Seaholme has one side platform.^[4] It is served by Werribee line trains. The Werribee line runs from Flinders Street station to Werribee station via Southern Cross station, with some services running through to Frankston.^[7]

Platform 1:

•  Werribee line  all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston; all stations services to Laverton (weekdays) and Werribee (weekends)^[20]

Transport links

Seaholme station has two bus connections. These bus connections are routes 411 and 412, which both run from Laverton station to Footscray. Both services operate from a stop on Millers Road, which also serves as a rail replacement bus stop.^[8][9][21] CDC Melbourne operates these bus routes, under contract to Public Transport Victoria.^[22]

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray^[8]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray^[9]