Seaholme railway station

Seaholme railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Seaholme, and opened on 26 January 1920.[4][5]

Seaholme
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in November 2007
General information
LocationStation Street,
Seaholme, Victoria 3018
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°52′04″S 144°50′28″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance16.13 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking10
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSHE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened26 January 1920 (1920-01-26)
ElectrifiedOctober 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006114,947[1]
2006–2007126,436[1] Increase 9.99%
2007–2008146,291[1] Increase 15.7%
2008–2009158,886[2] Increase 8.6%
2009–2010150,744[2] Decrease 5.12%
2010–2011146,040[2] Decrease 3.12%
2011–2012116,346[2] Decrease 20.33%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014101,559[2] Decrease 12.71%
2014–201596,372[1] Decrease 5.1%
2015–201698,431[2] Increase 2.13%
2016–2017103,446[2] Increase 5.09%
2017–2018110,143[2] Increase 6.47%
2018–2019106,850[2] Decrease 2.98%
2019–202089,300[2] Decrease 16.42%
2020–202139,300[2] Decrease 55.99%
2021–202249,550[3] Increase 26.08%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Altona
towards Werribee
 Werribee line Newport
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Track layout
to Newport
Koroit Creek
Cherry Creek
Civic Parade
1
Millers Road
to Altona

History

Seaholme station opened on 26 January 1920, on what was then the line to Altona Beach.[4][5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a housing estate that was built 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 more 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 were 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:

CDC Melbourne operates two 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.
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