Aircraft station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Laverton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 7 March 1925, with the current station being provided in 1964.

Initially opened as Aviation Siding, the station has been renamed twice: to Aircraft Siding on 10 May 1927 and then to Aircraft on 19 March 1963.

In 2010, doubt was cast on the future of the station after the announcement that Williams Landing would be built just a kilometre down the line. In June 2010, a spokesman for then Public Transport Minister, Martin Pakula, said only that Aircraft would remain until 2012, the opening date of Williams Landing. At the same time, the construction of 100 new car-parking spaces was cancelled, and railway sources confirmed that the government's plans were to close Aircraft. However, in September 2010, the Public Transport Minister ended speculation by pledging that the station would not be closed.

In September 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project grade separated the adjacent level crossing with a road-over-rail bridge, and the entrance of the station was reconstructed. In March 2022, a new pedestrian underpass opened at the up end of the station, replacing a pedestrian crossing. In April of that year, a new car-park opened to the south of the station.

Platforms and services

Aircraft has one island platform with two faces and is served by Werribee line trains.

Current

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Via

!Service Type

!Notes

!Source

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| rowspan="3" |1

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| rowspan="2" |Flinders Street

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|Limited Express services

|Weekdays only

| rowspan="2" |

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|Altona

| rowspan="3" |All stations

|Weekdays after 7pm, all day weekends.

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|Sandringham

|Altona and Flinders Street

|Weekdays after 7pm + before 8am weekends.

| rowspan="2" |

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|2

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|Werribee

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From Late 2026

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|-

!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Via

!Service Type

!Notes

|-

| rowspan="3" |1

| rowspan="3" |

|Flinders Street

|

| rowspan="2" |Limited Express services

| rowspan="2" |Weekdays only

|-

| rowspan="2" |Sandringham

|Flinders Street

|-

|Altona and Flinders Street

| rowspan="2" |All stations

|Weekdays after 7pm, all day weekends.

|-

|2

|

|Werribee

|

|

|}

CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via Aircraft station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Laverton station – Williamstown
  • : Laverton station – Laverton station (loop service via Laverton North)
  • : Laverton station – Sanctuary Lakes (Point Cook)

References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au