Middle Footscray railway station

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.^[4]

Middle Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view of station platform and building in the distance, with a Siemens train on platform 2, June 2006
General information
Location	Victoria Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011 City of Maribyrnong Australia
Coordinates	37°48′09″S 144°53′29″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	6.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MFY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906; 118 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt	3 July 1927
Electrified	October 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	126,994[1]
2006–2007	140,937[1]  10.97%
2007–2008	158,060[1]  12.14%
2008–2009	184,624[2]  16.8%
2009–2010	207,883[2]  12.59%
2010–2011	203,879[2]  1.92%
2011–2012	179,465[2]  11.97%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	192,033[2]  7%
2014–2015	223,294[1]  16.27%
2015–2016	241,435[2]  8.12%
2016–2017	251,017[2]  3.96%
2017–2018	281,974[2]  12.33%
2018–2019	279,700[2]  0.8%
2019–2020	191,600[2]  31.49%
2020–2021	81,800[2]  57.3%
2021–2022	103,450[3]  26.46%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Footscray towards Flinders Street Sunbury line West Footscray towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Track layout Legend to Footscray Raleigh Street Drain 1 2 to West Footscray Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Dual gauge, non-electrified
Location

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.^[5]

History

In 1927, the station was reconstructed about 160 metres west of its original location, to allow for the building of the South Kensington – West Footscray goods line.^[6]

Platforms and services

Middle Footscray has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.^[7]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury

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:

•  411 : Laverton station – Footscray^[8]
•  412 : Laverton station – Footscray^[9]
•  414 : Laverton station – Footscray station^[10]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  223 : Yarraville – Highpoint Shopping Centre^[11]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Night Bus  947 : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[12]

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