Middle Footscray station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne rail 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.

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.

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.

Platforms and services

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

Current

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|Westall, Dandenong, East Pakenham, Cranbourne

|Town Hall

|All stations and limited express services

|Services to Westall and Dandenong only operate during weekday peaks.

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|West Footscray, Watergardens, Sunbury

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|All stations

|Services to West Footscray only operate during weekday peaks, late nights and weekend mornings.

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CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Laverton station – Footscray
  • : Laverton station – Footscray
  • : Laverton station – Footscray station

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

  • : Yarraville – Highpoint Shopping Centre

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

  • Night Bus : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

The bus stop is located on Buckley Street, about 100m from the station entrance on Victoria Street.

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File:Middle Footscray station, vic.jpg|Entrance to the station, September 2020

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References

  • Rail Geelong gallery
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au