Footscray railway station

Footscray
Commuter and regional rail station
Looking south from platform 6 in April 2010, with disused signal box on platform 5 in the foreground
Location	Irving Street, Footscray Australia
Coordinates	37°48′06″S 144°54′09″E / 37.8016°S 144.9024°E / -37.8016; 144.9024Coordinates: 37°48′06″S 144°54′09″E / 37.8016°S 144.9024°E / -37.8016; 144.9024
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury Werribee Williamstown Serviceton Port Fairy
Distance	5.62 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium Station
Station code	FSY
Fare zone	1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	17 January 1859
Rebuilt	2014
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station North Melbourne toward Flinders Street Sunbury line Middle Footscray toward Sunbury South Kensington toward Flinders Street Werribee line Seddon toward Werribee Williamstown line Seddon toward Williamstown Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Southern Cross Terminus Bendigo line Watergardens toward Bendigo, Swan Hill or Echuca Serviceton line Sunshine toward Wendouree, Ararat or Maryborough Warrnambool line Sunshine toward Waurn Ponds or Warrnambool

Footscray railway station is located on the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and opened on 17 January 1859.

It is also serviced by V/Line Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong services. In 2011/12, it was the sixth busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 4.2 million passenger movements recorded.

A disused signal box is located on the island platform at the Up (Flinders Street) end of Platform 5, while a pair of dual gauge tracks form the mainly freight only South Kensington-West Footscray line under the station, running in a cutting 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 for the NSW TrainLink XPT, The Overland, and V/Line Albury services.

On 17 January 1859, the railways arrived in Footscray, when the new Williamstown line opened, with trains running from Spencer Street in Melbourne to the important cargo port of Williamstown. This railway line connected to the 18-month-old Geelong railway at the junction near where the current Newport station lies. The line between Melbourne and Footscray, via the new station at North Melbourne, had been made possible with the construction of a railway bridge over the Maribyrnong River. The first station to open in Footscray opened on this line on the opening day of service; it was not, however, where the current Footscray station lies, but was located on Napier Street.