Footscray is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Footscray between Irving Street and Hyde Street, on the Sydenham line where it junctions with the Werribee and Williamstown lines. Footscray is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1. The Swanston Street Extension frontage of the pre-1910 station Flinders Street Station in 1908 during construction of the current station building Flinders Street Station and the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets, 1927 Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Connex Melbourne is a wholly owned subsidiary of French company Veolia Environnement. ... The Ararat railway line is a regional railway in Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of the currently operating Victorian regional railway stations. ... This is a list of the currently operating Victorian regional railway stations. ... The Sydenham railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the currently operating Victorian regional railway stations. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Williamstown railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... A premium station is a railway station on Melbournes suburban rail network that has: An enclosed waiting area Open toilets (at most stations toilets close after evening peak to prevent illegal activity) Staff from first to last train, who are available for ticket sales (including concession cards and V... The Front Cover of the Melway 35th Edition The Melway (also commonly referred to as the Melways) is the most ubiquitous street directory for Melbourne, Australia and its immediate surrounds, including the city of Geelong. ... Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps API. It offers street maps... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Footscray is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Sydenham railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Williamstown railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... A premium station is a railway station on Melbournes suburban rail network that has: An enclosed waiting area Open toilets (at most stations toilets close after evening peak to prevent illegal activity) Staff from first to last train, who are available for ticket sales (including concession cards and V... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Facilities

The South Kensington - West Footscray line cutting runs beneath the station platforms, south-western end

The station consists of 4 platforms, 2 in an island format. Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a small red brick building, platforms 2 & 3 (island platform, Sydenham & Flinders Street bound) has a main station building, built of red brick with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets and platform 4 (Werribee bound) has a smaller red brick building. The station can be accessed via Irving Street, Hyde Street, and McNab Avenue, and a footbridge exists at the down end of the station linking all platforms. An island platform on a railway describes the situation in which a single platform is placed between two tracks, serving both of them. ... Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ...

A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Small coin-only Metcard machines are located at the entrances to platforms 1 and 4. Tram route 82 terminates near the station. Car parking facilities are available along McNab Avenue and Hyde Street. Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ... Tram route 82 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

A disused signal box is located on the island platform, and a pair of dual gauge tracks form the mainly goods 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 Station for the CountryLink XPT and The Overland. For Signal Tower (former light house) in Arbroath, Scotland, see Signal Tower Museum. ... Sunlight reflects off dual-gauge tracks near Chur, Switzerland Mixed-gauge track and pointwork (4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) and 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm)) at Odawara in Japan Dual-gauge tram tracks in Katwijk, The Netherlands Dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway is a special configuration of... The South Kensington - West Footscray line is a railway line in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Port of Melbourne is Australias largest port for containerised and general cargo. ... Interior of Southern Cross Station at the trailing end of rush hour. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... XP2004 in its new livery at Central Station, Sydney The XPT, (short for eXpress Passenger Train), is the main passenger train used in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Overland Adelaide bound outside Geelong, Victoria This article is about the Australian passenger train. ...

History

Footscray station opened on January 17, 1859.^[1] It was established as a junction on the railway lines to Newport and to Bendigo, and two separate stations were provided - at Nicholson Street (Middle Footscray) for country traffic towards Bendigo, and at Napier Street (Footscray) for suburban traffic. A signal box was provided at the junction from 1879. is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Categories: Stub ... For Signal Tower (former light house) in Arbroath, Scotland, see Signal Tower Museum. ...

In 1901 the original stations were replaced by the current station, located at the junction of the two lines. A number of sidings once existed at the station, now covered by car parking on the eastern side of the Newport bound lines.

The two tracks under the station were opened on October 21, 1928 as part of the South Kensington - West Footscray line, being dual gauged in the 1960s as part of the construction of the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line. Quadruplication of the tracks towards the city in 1976 put an end to the junction and closed the signal box. The building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The South Kensington - West Footscray line is a railway line in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... Sydney Sydney-Brisbane railway Sydney-Perth railway Main Suburban line Lidcombe Main Southern line Albury NSW - VIC border North East SG line Tottenham Yard, Melbourne Melbourne-Adelaide railway Melbourne The Sydney-Melbourne railway is a standard gauge railway corridor that runs between Melbourne and Sydney,1 the two largest cities... The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by Heritage Victoria, part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment a department of the Government of Victoria, Australia. ...

It was upgraded to Premium Station status on May 31, 1996, although the enclosed waiting area and ticket facilities were built in 1993 as part of the 'Travel Safe' program in the early 1990s.^[2] is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

• "Victorian Station Histories - Footscray" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
• "Rail Geelong - Footscray Station". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.

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