Tottenham railway station

Tottenham railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburbs of Tottenham and West Footscray, opening on 2 March 1891.[1] It is located above the Ashley Street rail overpass, which provides station access.

This article is about the railway station in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with Tottenham Court Road station or Tottenham Hale station.
For the railway station in New South Wales, Australia, see Bogan Gate–Tottenham railway line. For the railway station in Ontario, Canada, see South Simcoe Railway.

Tottenham
Citybound train arrives into the station
LocationSunshine Road, West Footscray
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°51′48″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance9.10 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeTOT
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 March 1891
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
West Footscray
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Sunshine
towards Sunbury

Tottenham Yard lies north of the station. A number of freight only lines also run alongside, along with the Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line. The Regional Rail Link lines run to the south of the station.[2]

The station was rebuilt as an island platform in 1981 to eliminate the Ashley Street level crossing, replacing it with a rail overpass over a two-lane road tunnel. At the same time the station buildings were reconstructed, and the signal box demolished.[3][4]

In 2014, a minor upgrade was undertaken to the station as part of the Regional Rail Link project. The biggest of these was the extension of the bridge over Ashley St to accommodate the new tracks, the façade facing Sunshine Rd was also upgraded, new carpark and 'Park and Ride' facilities added and a power substation built on Sunshine Rd just beyond the carpark.

Platforms & services

Tottenham has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services. Express services do not stop at Tottenham station.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

See also

References
  1. Tottenham Vicsig
  2. Tottenham railway station Regional Rail Link
  3. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  4. VR History by Andrew Waugh
  5. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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