Footscray railway station

Footscray
PTV commuter and regional rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 looking at station concourse and footbridge, May 2014
General information
Location	Irving Street, Footscray, Victoria 3011 City of Maribyrnong Australia
Coordinates	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)	Metropolitan: Sunbury Werribee Williamstown Regional: Bendigo Echuca Swan Hill (Deniliquin and Piangil) Ballarat Ararat Maryborough Geelong Warrnambool (Ararat)
Distance	5.62 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	FSY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	17 January 1859; 165 years ago (1859-01-17)
Rebuilt	16 September 1900 20 January 2014
Electrified	August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	2,959,182[1]
2006–2007	3,191,076[1]  7.83%
2007–2008	3,470,192[1]  8.74%
2008–2009	3,704,775[2]  6.75%
2009–2010	3,647,948[2]  1.53%
2010–2011	3,856,032[2]  5.7%
2011–2012	4,198,574[2]  8.88%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	3,766,753[2]  10.28%
2014–2015	4,882,805[1]  29.62%
2015–2016	5,009,292[2]  2.59%
2016–2017	5,114,133[2]  2.09%
2017–2018	5,257,294[2]  2.79%
2018–2019	5,332,954[2]  1.43%
2019–2020	4,038,750[2]  24.26%
2020–2021	2,056,000[2]  49.09%
2021–2022	2,783,000[3]  35.36%
Services Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Arden towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham Sunshine–Dandenong corridor (under construction) Middle Footscray towards Sunbury or Watergardens North Melbourne towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Sunbury line Express services Sunshine towards Sunbury or Watergardens North Melbourne towards Frankston via Flinders Street Werribee line Express services Newport towards Werribee South Kensington towards Frankston via Flinders Street Werribee line Seddon towards Laverton or Werribee Williamstown line Seddon towards Williamstown
Regional services Preceding station V/Line Following station Southern Cross Terminus Bendigo line Sunbury towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Watergardens Limited weekday peak services towards Bendigo Echuca line Sunbury towards Echuca Swan Hill line Watergardens towards Swan Hill Ballarat line Sunshine towards Melton or Wendouree Ararat line Sunshine towards Ararat Maryborough line One daily service Sunshine One-way operation Geelong line Sunshine towards Wyndham Vale, Geelong or Waurn Ponds Warrnambool line Weekdays Geelong towards Warrnambool Warrnambool line Weekends Tarneit towards Warrnambool
Track layout Legend to South Kensington 1 2 3 4 5 6 to South Dynon Rail Yard to Seddon to Middle Footscray Broad gauge, electrified Broad gauge, non-electrified Dual gauge, non-electrified This diagram: view talk edit

Footscray railway station is a commuter and regional railway station and the junction point for the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines and V/Line services to Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, part of the Metropolitan and Regional railway networks. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray in Victoria, Australia.^[4] Footscray is a ground level premium station, featuring six platforms, two island platform with two faces and two side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 17 January 1859, with the current location provided in 1900 and station provided in 2014.^[5][6]

A disused signal box is located on the island platform at the up end of Platform 5. A pair of dual gauge tracks for the South Kensington–West Footscray line run in a cutting under the station before entering the Bunbury Street tunnel,^[7] providing a rail link to the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals, as well as access to Southern Cross station for the NSW TrainLink XPT, The Overland, and V/Line Albury passenger services.