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Seddon railway station

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Seddon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Seddon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Seddon station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the current station provided in 1981.[4]

Seddon
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2,
November 2022
General information
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; 144.8956
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.62 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 December 1906; 117 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt1981
ElectrifiedAugust 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006248,472[1]
2006–2007281,275[1] Increase 13.2%
2007–2008321,447[1] Increase 14.28%
2008–2009370,522[2] Increase 15.26%
2009–2010384,316[2] Increase 3.72%
2010–2011380,225[2] Decrease 1.06%
2011–2012382,222[2] Increase 0.52%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014464,524[2] Increase 21.53%
2014–2015435,188[1] Decrease 6.31%
2015–2016472,326[2] Increase 8.53%
2016–2017475,949[2] Increase 0.76%
2017–2018461,028[2] Decrease 3.13%
2018–2019467,700[2] Increase 1.44%
2019–2020379,400[2] Decrease 18.88%
2020–2021168,900[2] Decrease 55.48%
2021–2022203,150[3] Increase 20.27%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Footscray
towards Frankston via Flinders Street
 Werribee line Yarraville
towards Werribee or Williamstown
Williamstown line
Track layout
Legend
to Footscray
1
2
to Yarraville

History

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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

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Seddon has two side platforms. It is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains.[11][12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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    North-east bound view looking over platforms and station buildings, June 2006
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    South-west bound view looking at platforms, station buildings and pedestrian bridge,
    March 2007
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    HCMT set 8 undergoing testing passes through Platform 2 heading to Werribee for testing,
    October 2020

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Seddon". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Seddon". Victorian Places. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Seddon Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1972. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1980. p. 215.
  10. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  11. ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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