Tottenham railway station

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Tottenham
PTV commuter rail station
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Westbound view from Platform 1, with a Siemens train arriving on a citybound service,
February 2017
General information
LocationSunshine Road,
West Footscray, Victoria 3012
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates 37°47′57″S144°51′48″E / 37.7993°S 144.8632°E / -37.7993; 144.8632
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Sunbury
Distance9.10 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure type Elevated
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeTOT
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 March 1891;133 years ago (1891-03-02)
Rebuilt27 July 1982
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006257,431 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
West Footscray
towards Flinders Street
Sunbury line Sunshine
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Track layout
Legend
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Tottenham Yard Road
(Private, passive crossing)
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Tottenham railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of West Footscray and opened on 2 March 1891. [4]

Contents

The station is located on the Ashley Street rail overpass, which provides station access. Tottenham Yard runs north of the station. A number of freight-only lines also operate alongside, as well as the Melbourne – Sydney and Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge lines. The Regional Rail Link lines run on the south side of the station. [5]

History

Tottenham station, as with the adjacent suburb, was named after Tottenham in Middlesex, England. [6]

During 1981–1982, the existing ground-level station was rebuilt as part of the scheme to eliminate the Ashley Street level crossing. The new station was an island platform on a rail overpass, which extended the existing two-lane road tunnel. The new up line opened on 19 May 1981, [4] and the down line and island platform opened on 27 July 1982. [4] At the same time, the signal box was demolished, and a number of signal posts and a crossover were abolished. [4] [7] [8]

In 2014, the station underwent minor upgrades as part of the Regional Rail Link (RRL) project. The biggest of those was the further extension of the bridge over Ashley Street, to accommodate the new RRL tracks. The façade facing Sunshine Road was also upgraded, and a new car park and "park and ride" facilities were added. A power substation was also built on Sunshine Road, just beyond the car park.

White City station used to be located between Tottenham and Sunshine. On 4 October 1981, White City was closed to all traffic and demolished. [9]

Platforms and services

Tottenham has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains. Express services do not stop at Tottenham. [10]

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.

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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. 1 2 3 4 "Tottenham". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Tottenham railway station Regional Rail Link
  6. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN   0-9592069-3-0.
  8. ↑ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  9. ↑ "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). November 1981. p. 274.
  10. ↑ "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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