Seddon railway station

Seddon railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Seddon, opening on 10 December 1906, as a double line block post with a signal box, for the control of trains in the section from Footscray to Yarraville stations. The block post closed in 1912, but automatic signalling was not provided on the section until 1927.[1][2]

Seddon
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in March 2007
LocationPentland Parade, Seddon
Coordinates37°48′32″S 144°53′44″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Werribee
Williamstown
Distance6.62 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeSEN
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Yarraville
towards Werribee
Werribee line Footscray
Yarraville
towards Williamstown
Williamstown line

The former timber buildings were demolished in 1980,[3] and were replaced with the current station buildings in 1981.[4]

Platforms & services

Seddon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Werribee and Williamstown services.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. Seddon Vicsig
  2. Seddon Station Rail Geelong
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1980. p. 215.
  4. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  5. "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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