Seddon railway station

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Seddon
PTV commuter rail station
Seddon Northeast View.jpg
North-east bound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
LocationPentland Parade,
Seddon, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates 37°48′32″S144°53′44″E / 37.8090°S 144.8956°E / -37.8090; 144.8956
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.62 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSEN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906;117 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006248,472 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Yarraville
towards Werribee
Werribee line Footscray
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
Yarraville
towards Williamstown
Williamstown line
Track layout
Legend
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Footscray
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BSicon hSTRae(l).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon hSTRae(r).svg
BSicon hSTRae(l).svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon STR.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
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to Yarraville

Seddon railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Seddon, and opened on 10 December 1906. [4]

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History

Opening on 10 December 1906, Seddon station, like the suburb itself, was named after Richard John Seddon, who was a worker at the Newport Workshops, a corporal in the artillery at Williamstown, and was Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1893-1906. [5] [6]

The station opened as a double line block post with a signal box, for the control of trains in the section from Footscray to Yarraville. The block post closed in 1912, but automatic signalling was not provided on the section until 1927. [7]

In 1972, both platforms were extended. [8] In 1980, the former timber buildings were demolished and, [9] in 1981, were replaced with the current station buildings. [10]

Platforms and services

Seddon has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains. [11] [12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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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. ↑ "Seddon". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Seddon". Victorian Places. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Seddon Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary . Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1972. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1980. p. 215.
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  12. ↑ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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