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Melbourne in peak periods, all trains were run as shuttle services between Newport and Altona.
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1145:: Laverton station –
1042:. Also in that year,
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65:General information
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567: 14.83%
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441:Not measured
433: 26.98%
391: 12.52%
257:Station code
207:Construction
146:Metro Trains
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1820:Craigieburn
1805:Stony Point
1794:Hurstbridge
1779:Sandringham
1433:"Victoria"
1418:"Victoria"
1385:"Traffic".
1348:23 February
1308:14 February
1280:14 February
1062:Platform 1:
999:electrified
773:Pier Street
525: 3.94%
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455: 9.57%
419: 1.39%
405: 4.39%
377: 7.72%
363: 3.69%
309:Electrified
194:Connections
142:Operated by
119: /
107:144°49′48″E
95:Coordinates
1943:Categories
1768:Cranbourne
1650:Yarraville
1520:Melway map
1275:vicsig.net
1181:References
1175:Mordialloc
975:brown coal
938:suburb of
337:Passengers
301:1917-12-01
236:Accessible
104:37°52′02″S
1722:Frankston
1655:Spotswood
1640:Footscray
1124:Footscray
1082:Frankston
1012:, at the
936:Melbourne
633:Frankston
558:2021–2022
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265:Fare zone
178:Platforms
89:Australia
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1745:Belgrave
1741:Lilydale
1726:Werribee
1700:Werribee
1685:Aircraft
1680:Laverton
1665:Seaholme
1612:Werribee
1388:Newsrail
1271:"Altona"
1249:Data Vic
1164:SmartBus
1157:SmartBus
1090:Werribee
1086:Laverton
1058:trains.
1040:Laverton
932:Victoria
718:Seaholme
631:towards
628:Seaholme
613:Werribee
611:towards
580:Services
322:overhead
166:Distance
158:Werribee
136:VicTrack
132:Owned by
80:Victoria
70:Location
1923:italics
1824:Upfield
1816:Sunbury
1749:Alamein
1675:Westona
1660:Newport
1405:The Age
1036:Westona
960:Newport
954:History
887:Westona
608:Westona
349:325,384
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286:History
276:Website
220:Parking
152:Line(s)
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186:Tracks
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269:Myki
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