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 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 (10.02mi) away from Southern Cross station.[4] The adjacent stations are Newportup towards Melbourne and Altonadown 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]
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]
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]
Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service
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