Tottenham railway station

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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
PTV commuter rail station
Siemens train citybound at Tottenham railway station.jpg
Citybound Siemens train arrives into the station in February 2017
LocationSunshine Road, West Footscray, Victoria 3012
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°51′48″E / 37.7993°S 144.8632°E / -37.7993; 144.8632Coordinates: 37°47′57″S 144°51′48″E / 37.7993°S 144.8632°E / -37.7993; 144.8632
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance9.10 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeTOT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 March 1891
Rebuilt1981–1982
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
West Footscray
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Sunshine
towards Sunbury

Tottenham railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of West Footscray, and it opened on 2 March 1891.[1]

The station is located above the Ashley Street rail overpass, which provides station access.

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

The station was rebuilt as an island platform in 1981–1982, to eliminate the Ashley Street level crossing, replacing it with a rail overpass over a two-lane road tunnel. The Up line first opened on 19 May 1981,[1] and the Down line and island platform opened later, on 27 July 1982.[1] At the same time, the signal box was demolished, and a number of signal posts and a crossover were abolished.[3][4][1]

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 Street to accommodate the new tracks. The façade facing Sunshine Road was also upgraded, as well as a new carpark and 'Park and Ride' facilities added, and a power substation built on Sunshine Road, just beyond the carpark.

Demolished station White City was located between Tottenham and Sunshine stations.

Platforms and services[]

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Sunbury line to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel, in late 2025.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d 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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