Middle Footscray railway station

Middle Footscray
Eastbound view from Platform 1, September 2025
General information
LocationVictoria Street,
Footscray, Victoria 3011
City of Maribyrnong
Australia
Coordinates37°48′09″S 144°53′29″E / 37.8025°S 144.8915°E / -37.8025; 144.8915
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineSunbury
Distance6.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks6
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMFY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906 (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt3 July 1927
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006126,994
2006–2007140,937  10.97%
2007–2008158,060  12.14%
2008–2009184,624  16.8%
2009–2010207,883  12.59%
2010–2011203,879  1.92%
2011–2012179,465  11.97%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014192,033  7%
2014–2015223,294  16.27%
2015–2016241,435  8.12%
2016–2017251,017  3.96%
2017–2018281,974  12.33%
2018–2019279,700  0.8%
2019–2020191,600  31.49%
2020–202181,800  57.3%
2021–2022103,450  26.46%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Footscray Sunbury line West Footscray
Terminus
West Footscray
Track layout
Raleigh Street Drain
1
2

Location

Middle Footscray station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Footscray station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the current station provided in 1927.

Two dual gauge goods tracks run north of the station, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. Since 1962, those tracks have formed part of the Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line and, since 1995, have also formed part of the Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge line. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run south of the station.