Tottenham 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 West Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 2 March 1891, with the current station being provided in 1982.

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.

History

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

During 1981–1982, the 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, involving an extension of the existing two-lane road tunnel under the freight yards. The new up line was opened on 19 May 1981, and White City station, which used to be located between Tottenham and Sunshine, was closed to all traffic and demolished.

In 2014, the station underwent minor upgrades as part of the Regional Rail Link (RRL) project. The most significant 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.

Future

In 2026, the Victorian government announced that the station would be redeveloped as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail project. The Sunbury line will be diverted onto a new pair of tracks between Sunshine and West Footscray stations, allowing the existing track pair to be used by trains to Melbourne Airport and Melton.

As part of this Melbourne Airport Rail project upgrade, Tottenham station will be rebuilt, receiving upgraded lighting, a new dedicated pedestrian underpass, and a new accessible island platform on the new Sunbury line track pair replacing the existing platform. Airport and Melton trains will not stop at Tottenham given they won't have platforms there, so passengers will have to travel one station and interchange at Sunshine.

Platforms and services

thumb|A [[Siemens Nexas train on a Flinders Street via City Loop service arrives at Platform 1, February 2017]]

Tottenham has one island platform with two faces and is served by Sunbury line trains. A number of express services do not stop at Tottenham.

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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|2

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|Watergardens, Sunbury

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|All stations

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See also

  • Tottenham Hale station

References

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