Middle Footscray railway station
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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.[1]
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.[2]
History
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Platforms and services
Middle Footscray has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[4]
Platform 1:
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Platform 2:
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In 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.
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray[5]
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- Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray station[7]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Night Bus Template:Color box: Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[9]
The bus stop is located on Buckley Street, about 100m from the station entrance on Victoria Street.
Gallery
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Entrance to the station, September 2020
References
External links
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