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
Location	Sunshine Road, West Footscray, Victoria 3012 City of Maribyrnong Australia
Coordinates	37°48′06″S 144°53′07″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	7.33 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side), middle platform disconnected
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WFY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 October 1888; 134 years ago (1888-10-01)
Closed	November 2012
Rebuilt	14 October 2013 6 July 2020
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1921)
Previous names	Footscray West (1888–1912)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Middle Footscray towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Tottenham towards Sunbury or Watergardens

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:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2 (currently closed):

• Formerly Platform 1 up until the side platform opened in July 2020. To be reopened as a turnback platform upon opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025.

Platform 3:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury. Was formerly Platform 2.

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 West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray[10]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray[11]
•  414 : Laverton station – Footscray station[12]

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

•  472 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction[13]
•  Night Bus   947 : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[14]

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view of the now demolished station, with a Comeng train arriving on Platform 1, in September 2010

References

External links

• Media related to West Footscray railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Rail Geelong gallery