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 the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 10 December 1906, and the current station buildings date from 1981.[4]
History
Seddon station, like the suburb itself, was named after Richard John Seddon, who had worked at the Newport railway workshops, was 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,[9] and were replaced with the current station buildings.[10]
Platforms and services
Seddon has two side platforms and is served by Werribee and Williamstown line trains.[11][12]
Platform 1:
- Werribee line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston
- Williamstown line all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston
Platform 2:
- Werribee line all stations services to Laverton via Altona (weekdays only); all stations services to Werribee
- Williamstown line all stations services to Williamstown
Gallery
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North-east view of platforms and station buildings, June 2006 -
South-west view of platforms, station buildings and pedestrian bridge, March 2007 -
Undergoing testing, an HCMT set passes through Seddon, October 2020
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ "Seddon". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Seddon". Victorian Places. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Seddon Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). July 1972. p. 6.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1980. p. 215.
- ^ Winter, Vincent Adams (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ^ "Werribee Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Williamstown Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au