Middle Footscray railway station

Middle Footscray
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view of station platform and building in the distance, with a Siemens train on platform 2, June 2006
General information
LocationVictoria Street,
Footscray, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′09″S 144°53′29″E / 37.8025°S 144.8915°E / -37.8025; 144.8915
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance6.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMFY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906 (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt3 July 1927
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006126,994
2006–2007140,937 10.97%
2007–2008158,060 12.14%
2008–2009184,624 16.8%
2009–2010207,883 12.59%
2010–2011203,879 1.92%
2011–2012179,465 11.97%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014192,033 7%
2014–2015223,294 16.27%
2015–2016241,435 8.12%
2016–2017251,017 3.96%
2017–2018281,974 12.33%
2018–2019279,700 0.8%
2019–2020191,600 31.49%
2020–202181,800 57.3%
2021–2022103,450 26.46%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Footscray Sunbury line West Footscray
Track layout
Raleigh Street Drain
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2

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.

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.