Seddon railway station

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Seddon
PTV commuter rail station
Seddon railway station, Melbourne.jpg
South-west bound view in March 2007
LocationPentland Parade,
Seddon, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′32″S 144°53′44″E / 37.8090°S 144.8956°E / -37.8090; 144.8956Coordinates: 37°48′32″S 144°53′44″E / 37.8090°S 144.8956°E / -37.8090; 144.8956
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Williamstown
Distance6.62 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeSEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906; 115 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt1981
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (August 1920)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Yarraville
towards Werribee
Werribee line Footscray
Yarraville
towards Williamstown
Williamstown line

Seddon railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Seddon, and opened on 10 December 1906.[1]

The station, like the suburb itself, was named after Richard John Seddon, who was a worker at the Newport Workshops, a corporal in the artillery at Williamstown, and was Prime Minister of New Zealand between 1893-1906.[2]

The station opened 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.[3]

The former timber buildings were demolished in 1980,[4] and were replaced with the current station buildings in 1981.[5]

Platforms and services[]

Seddon has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown trains.[6][7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Gallery[]

References[]

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

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