Seaholme railway station

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″S144°50′28″E / 37.8679°S 144.8411°E / -37.8679; 144.8411
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	Yes
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	October 1926 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	114,947 [1]

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

Seaholme railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Seaholme station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 26 January 1920. ^{[4] [5]}

History

Seaholme station opened on what was then a branch line to Altona Beach. ^{[4] [5]} Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a housing estate that was opened up in the early 1920s. ^[6]

In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the Millers Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station, ^[4] with boom barriers provided in 1985. ^[4] In 2020, the boom barriers were replaced with a new mechanical system and repainted into the current red and white scheme.

During the 2016/2017 financial year, Seaholme was the fifth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 103,446 passenger movements recorded. ^[7]

There used to be two stations, Mobiltown ^[8] and Williamstown Racecourse, ^[9] between Seaholme and Newport, but they are now closed and demolished.

Platforms and services

Seaholme has one platform. It is served by Werribee line trains. ^[10]

Platform 1:

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

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Seaholme station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray ^[11]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray ^[12]

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Seaholme". vicsig.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
5. "Seaholme Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
6. "Seaholme". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
7. Phillip Mallis: Least and most used stations in Victoria
8. "Mobiltown". vicsig.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
9. "Williamstown Racecourse". vicsig.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023. Vicsig
10. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "411 Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Millers Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "412 Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Mills St". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au