Aircraft railway station
Aircraft railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Laverton, and opened on 7 March 1925 as Aviation Siding. The station was provided to serve the former Royal Australian Air Force Laverton base. It was renamed Aircraft Siding on 10 May 1927, and Aircraft on 19 March 1963. The Western standard gauge line passes to the north of platform 1. History. Aircraft station opened for passengers on 7 March 1926, and in the following year, on 10 May 1927, a platform was provided. On 10 May 1932 , the station was relocated in the up direction. The station was rebuilt in 1964, when it was relocated in the down direction, just beyond the Aviation Road level crossing and, in 1968, in association with the duplication of the line to Werribee, it was converted to an island platform. Doubt was cast on the future of Aircraft station after the announcement that Williams Landing station 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 open until 2012, the opening date of Williams  Landing station. 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 station. However, in September 2010, the Public Transport Minister ended speculation by pledging that the station would not be closed. In 1964, flashing light signals were provided at the former Aviation Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, with boom barriers provided in 1979. In March 2018, it was announced by the Level Crossing Removal Project that the level crossing will be grade separated via  the road over rail method, with the entrance of the station to be reconstructed. The level crossing was eventually removed in September 2019. Platforms and services. Aircraft has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Werribee line trains. Platform 1: Platform 2: Transport links. CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Aircraft station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: