Seaholme railway station is a

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way station in

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, 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

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. The station is only partially accessible due to a steep access ramp. Seaholme railway station is served by the

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, which is a part of Melbourne's railway network. The station also connects to

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411 and 412. The journey to

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is approximately .

Description

Seaholme railway station is located in Seaholme, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Operated by

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, the station is owned by

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. The station is approximately away from Southern Cross station. The adjacent stations are Newport up towards Melbourne and Altona down towards

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. The station consists of one side platform with a total of one platform edge. The station has a gabled

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building with a timber

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. The platform edge is made of timber.

History

On 9 November 1888, the line from Williamstown Racecourse to Altona Beach (now Altona) was opened. Seaholme station opened on the line on 26 January 1920. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a housing estate that opened in the early 1920s. Electrification was provided on 2 October 1926. In 1954, flashing light signals were provided at the Millers Road

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, located at the down end of the station, with

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s provided in 1985. During the 2016/2017

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, Seaholme was the fifth-least-used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 103,446 passenger movements recorded. There used to be two stations, Mobiltown and Williamstown Racecourse, between Seaholme and Newport, but they are now closed and demolished. The stations were closed on 18 January 1984 and 22 May 1950, respectively.

Platforms and services

Seaholme has one side platform. 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. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston; all stations services to Laverton (weekdays) and

(weekends)

Transport links

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.

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operates these bus routes, under contract to

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. * : Laverton station – Footscray * : Laverton station – Footscray

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Werribee=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1920 Railway stations in the City of Hobsons Bay