Middle Footscray railway station

Middle Footscray
Eastbound view from Platform 1, September 2025
General information
Location	Victoria Street, 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
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Sunbury
Distance	6.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	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;118 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt	3 July 1927
Electrified	October 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	126,994 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Footscray towards Flinders Street		Sunbury line		West Footscray towards Sunbury or Watergardens

Future Services

Preceding station Metro Trains Following station From December 2025 Footscray towards Westall via  Town Hall Sunbury line West Footscray Terminus Footscray towards East Pakenham via  Town Hall Sunbury line Select weekend services West Footscray towards Sunbury From February 1 2026 Footscray towards East Pakenham or Cranbourne via Town Hall Sunbury line West Footscray Terminus West Footscray towards Watergardens or Sunbury

Track layout
Legend to Footscray Raleigh Street Drain 1 2 to West Footscray Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Dual gauge, non-electrified

Location

Middle Footscray railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Footscray station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the current station provided in 1927. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

History

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. ^[6]

Platforms and services

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

Current

Middle Footscray platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Sunbury line	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Sunbury line	East Pakenham, Cranbourne		All stations

From early December 2025 to 1 February 2026

Middle Footscray platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type	Notes
1	Sunbury line	Flinders Street, Westall, East Pakenham	City Loop, Metro Tunnel	All stations and limited express services	Trains running services between Westall and West Footscray stations will use the new Metro Tunnel on weekdays between 10:00am to 3:00pm on weekdays and will run between East Pakenham and Sunbury on weekends between 10:00am to 7:00pm both with 20 minute frequencies at the start from early December 2025. Trains running from Sunbury or Watergardens will run normally, the same as now to Flinders Street via City Loop until 1 February 2026.
2	Sunbury line	Sunbury, Watergardens		All stations	Trains running services between Westall and West Footscray stations will use the new Metro Tunnel on weekdays between 10:00am to 3:00pm on weekdays and will run between East Pakenham and Sunbury on weekends between 10:00am to 7:00pm both with 20 minute frequencies at the start from early December 2025. Trains running from Sunbury or Watergardens will run normally, the same as now to Flinders Street via City Loop until 1 February 2026.

After 1 February 2026

Middle Footscray platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
2	Sunbury line	East Pakenham, Cranbourne	Metro Tunnel	All stations
2	Sunbury line	Sunbury, Watergardens		All stations and limited express services

Transport links

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

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray ^[8]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray ^[9]
•  414 : Laverton station – Footscray station ^[10]

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

•  223 : Yarraville – Highpoint Shopping Centre ^[11]

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

• Night Bus  947 : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only) ^[12]

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

Gallery

• 
  Entrance to the station, September 2020

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. "Middle Footscray". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
5. Middle Footscray map Regional Rail Link
6. "Footscray Level Crossing: Proposed Elimination". The Age . 6 October 1926. Retrieved 5 September 2020– via Trove.
7. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "411 Laverton Station – Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Millers Rd". Public Transport Victoria . Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
9. "412 Laverton Station – Footscray via Altona Meadows & Altona & Mills St". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
10. "414 Laverton Station - Footscray via Geelong Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "223 Yarraville - Highpoint SC". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "947 Footscray – Newport Station via Altona North". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

External links

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