Middle Footscray railway station

Middle Footscray railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Footscray station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the current station provided in 1927.<ref name="vicsigmiddlefootscray">Template:Cite web</ref>

Two dual gauge goods tracks run north of the station, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. Since 1962, those tracks have formed part of the Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line and, since 1995, have also formed part of the Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge line. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run south of the station.<ref>Middle Footscray map Regional Rail Link</ref>

History

Template:Expand section In 1927, the station was reconstructed about 160 metres west of its original location, to allow for the building of the South Kensington – West Footscray goods line.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Platforms and services

Middle Footscray has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Watergardens, Sunbury		All stations

From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type	Notes
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	Limited express
	Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham (weekends only), Westall	Town Hall		Between 10:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends
2	Template:RouteBox	Watergardens, Sunbury		All stations
	Template:RouteBox	Sunbury (weekends only), West Footscray			Between 10:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends

After 1 February 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne	Town Hall	Limited express
2	Template:RouteBox	West Footscray, Watergardens, Sunbury		All stations

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray<ref name="ptv411">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray<ref name="ptv412">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Yarraville – Highpoint Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route via Middle Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Night Bus Template:Color box: Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)<ref name="ptv947">Template:Cite web</ref>

The bus stop is located on Buckley Street, about 100m from the station entrance on Victoria Street.

Gallery

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  Entrance to the station, September 2020

External links

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