West Footscray railway station, Melbourne
- West Footscray railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=West Footscray
IMAGELINK=West-footscray-station-overpass.jpg
CAPTION=Looking west over the station towards Sunshine
CODE=WFY
DISTANCE=8.4 km
LINES=Sydenham
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20023 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20023#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=144.884818555571&y=-37.8018499682543&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=1
West Footscray is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of West Footscray, on the Sydenham railway line. West Footscray is unmanned, and is in Metcard Zone 1.
Facilities
West Footscray is located at the western end of the Geelong Road overpass and between Sunshine Road and Cross Street, with station access from both.
The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 (Sydenham bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
A footbridge and a disused signal box are located at the citybound end of the station, whist a disused goods shed is located next to the entrance to platform 2. Two dual gauge tracks run beside the station forming the South Kensington - West Footscray goods lines, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne to Sydney standard gauge line.
History
West Footscray Station opened on Monday, October 1, 1888 as "Footscray West". It was later renamed to "West Footscray" in 1912. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=West%20Footscray VICSIG Infrastructure - West Footscray] ]
References
MelbourneStations
Line=Sydenham line
Previous=Middle Footscray
Here=West Footscray
Next=Tottenham
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