Middle Footscray railway station

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Middle Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
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Eastbound view of station platform and building in the distance, with a Siemens train on platform 2, June 2006
General information
LocationVictoria St,
Footscray, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates 37°48′09″S144°53′29″E / 37.8025°S 144.8915°E / -37.8025; 144.8915
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Sunbury
Distance6.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMFY
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906;117 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt3 July 1927
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006126,994 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Footscray
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Track layout
Legend
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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 opened on 10 December 1906. [4]

Contents

In 1927, the station was reconstructed about 160 metres west of its original location, to allow for the building of the South Kensington – West Footscray goods line. [5]

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 formed part of the Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line and, since 1995, have also formed part of the Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge line. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run south of the station. [6]

Platforms and services

Middle Footscray has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains. [7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

By late 2025, it is planned that services on the Sunbury line will be through-routed to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

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

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

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ↑ "Middle Footscray". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Footscray Level Crossing: Proposed Elimination". The Age . 6 October 1926. Retrieved 5 September 2020– via Trove.
  6. ↑ Middle Footscray map Regional Rail Link
  7. ↑ "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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