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Middle Footscray railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and it opened on 10 December 1906.[1]

Middle Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in June 2006
General information
Location	Victoria St, Footscray, Victoria 3011 City of Maribyrnong Australia
Coordinates	37°48′09″S 144°53′29″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	6.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MFY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906; 115 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt	3 July 1927
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1921)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Footscray towards Flinders Street Sunbury line West Footscray towards Sunbury or Watergardens

In 1927, the station was moved about 160 metres west and reconstructed, to allow for the construction of the South Kensington – West Footscray goods line.[2]

Two dual gauge goods tracks run north of the station, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. Since 1962, those tracks have also formed part of the Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge line since 1995. The Regional Rail Link lines run to the south of the station.[3]

Platforms and services

Middle Footscray has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury

It is planned to connect the Sunbury line to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray[5]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray[6]
•  414 : Laverton station – Footscray station[7]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  223 : Yarraville – Highpoint Shopping Centre[8]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  Night Bus   947 : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[9]

The bus stop is located on Buckley Street, about 100m from the station entrance on Victoria Street.

Gallery

• 
  Entrance to the station in September 2020

References

External links

• Media related to Middle Footscray railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Rail Geelong gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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