Laverton railway station, Melbourne

Laverton railway station is located on Werribee line, in the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton. It opened on 1 July 1886.

At the up end of the station, the tracks diverge. Express Flinders Street trains take the direct double track route to Newport station,while all-stations Altona trains run on the single track Altona Loop to Newport. The Western standard gauge line passes to the west of Platform 1.

History
In 1968, the former side platform was converted to an island platform, as part of the duplication of the line to Werribee. Control of all signals and points was transferred to the Newport signal box in 1986, although the signal control panel remained within the station building until 2009. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.

On 1 October 1987, two Hitachi suburban trains collided at the up end of the station, near Laverton Junction, after an up train overran the Altona loop, and collided with a down train.

In May 2008, the Victorian State Government announced, as part of the 2008/09 State Budget, that Laverton station would receive a $92.6 million upgrade, which would include the building of a third platform. The work included the tripling of one kilometre of existing double track, between the Altona line and the station. The first section of the footbridge was installed in October 2009, and the completed bridge was opened to the public on 9 February 2010.

Until June 2015, Geelong and Warrnambool line trains ran through the station, but those services now use the Regional Rail Link route via Wyndham Vale.

On the 'express route', between Laverton and Newport stations, the former Galvin station has been demolished, and the former Paisley station has had its platform access and station building removed.

Platforms & services
Laverton has one island platform, with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee line services.

Platform 1:
 * Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * Werribee line: all stations and limited express services to Werribee (weekdays only)

Platform 3:
 * Werribee line: Altona services to Flinders Street (weekdays only) and all stations services to Werribee (early mornings, evenings and weekends only)

Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates eight routes via Laverton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * 400: to Sunshine station (shared with Sita Buslines)
 * 411: to Footscray station
 * 412: to Footscray station
 * 414: to Footscray station
 * 415: to Williamstown
 * 417: to Laverton North
 * 496: to Sanctuary Lakes
 * 498: to Hoppers Crossing station

Sita Buslines operates one route to and from Laverton station:
 * 400: to Sunshine station (shared with CDC Melbourne)