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West Footscray railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of West Footscray, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Footscray West. It was renamed West Footscray on 1 September 1912.[1]

West Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1 in August 2021
General information
LocationSunshine Road,
West Footscray, Victoria 3012
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′06″S 144°53′07″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance7.33 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side), middle platform disconnected
Tracks7
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeWFY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888; 134 years ago (1888-10-01)
ClosedNovember 2012
Rebuilt14 October 2013
6 July 2020
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(October 1921)
Previous namesFootscray West (1888–1912)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Middle Footscray Sunbury line Tottenham

Two dual gauge tracks run north of the station, forming the South Kensington – West Footscray freight line, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne – Sydney and Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge lines. The Regional Rail Link lines run to the south of the station.

The original station buildings were reconstructed in 1976.[2] In 2013, the station was rebuilt 200 metres further west, to accommodate two lines to the south as part of the Regional Rail Link project. The new station opened on 14 October 2013, with the old station demolished soon after.[3][4][5]

A third platform has been built to the north of the existing island platform as part of the Metro Tunnel project, to allow terminating services to operate. Work commenced in late 2018, and the platform was opened on 6 July 2020.[6][7][8]


Facilities, platforms and services


West Footscray has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge, which also contains a cycling path.[3] It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services. Express services do not stop at West Footscray station.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2 (currently closed):

Platform 3:

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



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

Transit Systems Victoria operates two routes via West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:




References


  1. West Footscray Vicsig
  2. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  3. West Footscray railway station Regional Rail Link
  4. New Train Station Opens in West Footscray Minister for Public Transport 13 October 2013
  5. Bridie Byrne (14 October 2013). "Brand new train station at West Footscray officially opened". Maribyrnong Leader. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. "Construction at West Footscray station". Metro Tunnel. Victoria State Government. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. West Footscray next in line for housing boom along Melbourne's railways The Age 27 November 2016
  8. Overhaul for new West Footscray station Star Weekly 26 April 2016
  9. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "411 Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Millers Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "412 Laverton Station - Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Mills St". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "414 Laverton Station - Footscray via Geelong Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "472 Williamstown - Moonee Ponds via Footscray". Public Transport Victoria.





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