Altona railway station

Altona
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from platform looking at station building, June 2019
General information
Location	Railway Street South, Altona, Victoria 3018 City of Hobsons Bay Australia
Coordinates	37°52′02″S 144°49′48″E / 37.8672°S 144.8301°E / -37.8672; 144.8301
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee
Distance	17.15 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	70
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	ALT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1917; 106 years ago (1917-12-01)
Electrified	2 October 1926 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Altona Beach (1917-1938)
Passengers
2005–2006	325,384[1]
2006–2007	337,402[1]  3.69%
2007–2008	363,468[1]  7.72%
2008–2009	409,006[2]  12.52%
2009–2010	391,029[2]  4.39%
2010–2011	385,586[2]  1.39%
2011–2012	281,536[2]  26.98%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	308,479[2]  9.57%
2014–2015	298,864[1]  3.11%
2015–2016	303,484[2]  1.54%
2016–2017	311,955[2]  2.79%
2017–2018	315,295[2]  1.07%
2018–2019	302,850[2]  3.94%
2019–2020	261,900[2]  13.52%
2020–2021	126,100[2]  51.85%
2021–2022	144,800[3]  14.83%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Westona towards Werribee Werribee line Seaholme towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout Legend to Seaholme Pier Street 1 to Westona

Altona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-west Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 1 December 1917 as Altona Beach. It was renamed Altona on 3 October 1938.^[4][5]