Railway station in Melbourne, Australia
North-east bound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, November 2022
Location Pentland Parade,Seddon , Victoria 3011City of Maribyrnong Australia Coordinates 37°48′32″S 144°53′44″E / 37.8090°S 144.8956°E / -37.8090; 144.8956 Owned by VicTrack Operated by Metro Trains Line(s) Distance 6.62 kilometres fromSouthern Cross Platforms 2 side Tracks 2 Structure type Ground Parking Yes Bicycle facilities Yes Accessible No—steep ramp Status Operational, unstaffed Station code SEN Fare zone Myki Zone 1Website Public Transport Victoria Opened 10 December 1906; 117 years ago (1906-12-10 ) Rebuilt 1981 Electrified August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead ) 2005–2006 248,472[1] 2006–2007 281,275[1] 13.2% 2007–2008 321,447[1] 14.28% 2008–2009 370,522[2] 15.26% 2009–2010 384,316[2] 3.72% 2010–2011 380,225[2] 1.06% 2011–2012 382,222[2] 0.52% 2012–2013 Not measured[2] 2013–2014 464,524[2] 21.53% 2014–2015 435,188[1] 6.31% 2015–2016 472,326[2] 8.53% 2016–2017 475,949[2] 0.76% 2017–2018 461,028[2] 3.13% 2018–2019 467,700[2] 1.44% 2019–2020 379,400[2] 18.88% 2020–2021 168,900[2] 55.48% 2021–2022 203,150[3] 20.27%
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.[4]
History
Opening on 10 December 1906, Seddon 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.[5] [6]
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 . The block post closed in 1912, but automatic signalling was not provided on the section until 1927.[7]
In 1972, both platforms were extended.[8] In 1980, the former timber buildings were demolished and,[9] in 1981, were replaced with the current station buildings.[10]
Platforms and services
Seddon has two side platforms . It is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains.[11] [12]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Gallery
North-east bound view looking over platforms and station buildings, June 2006
South-west bound view looking at platforms, station buildings and pedestrian bridge, March 2007
HCMT set 8 undergoing testing passes through Platform 2 heading to
Werribee for testing,
October 2020
References
External links
Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service