West Footscray railway station
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West 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 West Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. West Footscray station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform, accessible by a pedestrian footbridge. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current island platform provided in 2013 and the current side platform provided in 2020.<ref name="vicsigwestfootscray">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Initially opened as Footscray West, the station was given its current name of West Footscray on 1 September 1912.<ref name="vicsigwestfootscray">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Two dual gauge tracks run to the north of the station, forming the South Kensington – West Footscray freight line, which links the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne – Sydney and Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge lines. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run to the south of the station.
History
In 1976, the original station buildings were demolished, and replaced with brick structures.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 2013, the station was rebuilt 200 metres further west, to accommodate two lines to the south as part of the Regional Rail Link project. On 14 October of that year, the new station opened, and the old station was demolished soon after.<ref name = station>West Footscray railway station Regional Rail Link</ref><ref>New Train Station Opens in West Footscray Minister for Public Transport 13 October 2013</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
A third platform has been built to the north of the existing island platform, as part of the Metro Tunnel project, to allow services to terminate and return. Work commenced in late 2018 and the new platform was opened on 6 July 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Platforms, facilities and services
West Footscray has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Sunbury line trains, but express services do not stop there.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref> Upon the opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025, a number of services will terminate here using Platform 2. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge, which also includes a cycling path.<ref name = station/>
Current
| colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |West Footscray platform arrangement | |||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type | Notes |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox | Flinders Street | City Loop | All stations and limited express services | |
| 2 | No scheduled services | ||||
| 3 | Template:RouteBox | Watergardens or Sunbury | All stations |
From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026
| colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr,#Template:Rcr); " |West Footscray platform arrangement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type | Notes |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox | Flinders Street | City Loop | Limited express | |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox | East Pakenham (weekends only), Westall | Town Hall | Limited express | Between 10:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends |
| 3 | Template:RouteBox | Sunbury, Watergardens | All stations |
After 1 February 2026
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |West Footscray platform arrangement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox | East Pakenham, Cranbourne | Town Hall | Limited express |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox | East Pakenham, Cranbourne | Town Hall | Limited express |
| 3 | Template:RouteBox | Sunbury, Watergardens | All stations |
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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- Template:Color box: Laverton station – Footscray station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Transit Systems Victoria operates two routes via West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Template:Color box: Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
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Gallery
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Westbound view of the now demolished station from the concourse, with a Comeng train arriving on Platform 1, September 2010
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Eastbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
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West Footscray railway station concourse and entrance viewed from the north, June 2023
