West Footscray railway station

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West Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
WeFo Station Aug 2021.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2021
General information
LocationSunshine Road,
West Footscray, Victoria 3012
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates 37°48′06″S144°53′07″E / 37.8018°S 144.8853°E / -37.8018; 144.8853
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Sunbury
Distance7.33 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side, middle platform disconnected)
Tracks7
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWFY
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888;135 years ago (1888-10-01)
ClosedNovember 2012
Rebuilt1976
14 October 2013
6 July 2020
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFootscray West (1888–1912)
Passengers
2005–2006300,313 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Middle Footscray
towards Flinders Street
Sunbury line Tottenham
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Track layout
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West Footscray railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of the same name and opened on 1 October 1888 as Footscray West. It was renamed West Footscray on 1 September 1912. [4]

Contents

Two dual gauge tracks run to the north of the station, forming the South Kensington – West Footscray freight line, which links 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. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run to the south of the station.

History

In 1976, the original station buildings were demolished, and replaced with brick structures. [5] 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. On 14 October of that year, the new station opened, and the old station was demolished soon after. [6] [7] [8]

A third platform has been built to the north of the existing island platform, as part of the Metro Tunnel project, to allow services to terminate and return. Work commenced in late 2018 and the new platform was opened on 6 July 2020. [9] [10] [11]

Platforms, facilities and services

West Footscray has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Sunbury line trains, but express services do not stop there. [12] Access to the platforms is provided by stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge, which also includes a cycling path. [6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2 (currently closed):

Platform 3:

By June 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 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:

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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. ↑ "West Footscray". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. V.A. Winter. p. 106. ISBN   0-9592069-3-0.
  6. 1 2 West Footscray railway station Regional Rail Link
  7. ↑ New Train Station Opens in West Footscray Minister for Public Transport 13 October 2013
  8. ↑ Byrne, Bridie (14 October 2013). "Brand new train station at West Footscray officially opened". Maribyrnong Leader. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Construction at West Footscray station". Metro Tunnel . Victoria State Government. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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