Footscray railway station

Footscray railway station is at the junction of the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The first Footscray station, not on the current site, opened in January 1859. The existing station opened in September 1900.

Footscray
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Southbound view from Platform 6, with the disused signal box on Platform 5 in the foreground, April 2010
General information
LocationIrving Street,
Footscray, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′06″S 144°54′09″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Metropolitan:
  • Sunbury
  • Werribee Williamstown
Regional:
Distance5.62 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks6
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFSY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 January 1859 (1859-01-17)
Rebuilt16 September 1900
2012–2014
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20062,959,182
2006–20073,191,076 7.83%
2007–20083,470,192 8.74%
2008–20093,704,775 6.75%
2009–20103,647,948 1.53%
2010–20113,856,032 5.7%
2011–20124,198,574 8.88%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20143,766,753 10.28%
2014–20154,882,805 29.62%
2015–20165,009,292 2.59%
2016–20175,114,133 2.09%
2017–20185,257,294 2.79%
2018–20195,332,954 1.43%
2019–20204,038,750 24.26%
2020–20212,056,000 49.09%
2021–20222,783,000 35.36%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Arden
towards Cranbourne or Pakenham
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Middle Footscray
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
North Melbourne Sunbury line
Sunbury line
Express services
Sunshine
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
North Melbourne Werribee line
Express services
Newport
towards Werribee
South Kensington Werribee line Seddon
towards Laverton or Werribee
Williamstown line Seddon
towards Williamstown
Regional services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Southern Cross
Terminus
Bendigo line Sunbury
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Watergardens
Limited weekday peak services
towards Bendigo
Echuca line Sunbury
towards Echuca
Swan Hill line Watergardens
towards Swan Hill
Ballarat line Sunshine
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line Sunshine
towards Melton or Bacchus Marsh
Ararat line Sunshine
towards Ararat
Maryborough line
One daily service
Sunshine
One-way operation
Geelong line Sunshine
towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds
Warrnambool line
Weekends only
Tarneit
towards Warrnambool
Warrnambool line
Weekdays & 1 weekend service
Geelong
towards Warrnambool
Track layout
to
South
Kensington
1
2
3
4
5
6
to
South Dynon
Rail Yard
to Seddon
to
Middle
Footscray

The station is also served by V/Line Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong trains.

A disused signal box is located on the island platform at the up (Flinders Street) end of Platform 5. A pair of dual gauge tracks for the mostly freight-only South Kensington–West Footscray line run in a cutting under the station before entering the Bunbury Street tunnel, providing a rail link to the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals, as well as access to Southern Cross station for the NSW TrainLink XPT, The Overland, and V/Line Albury passenger services.

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