Seddon railway station, Melbourne

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Seddon
Station information

Code	SEN
Distance from Flinders St	7.9 km
Lines	Werribee Williamstown
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Metcard Zone	1

Seddon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Seddon, on the Werribee and Williamstown railway lines. Seddon station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

[edit] Facilities

Seddon is located between Bellairs Avenue and Hobbs Street, with access from both and a footbridge linking both sides. The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building while platform 2 contains a small brick building. A large Metcard ticket machine is located at the entrance of platform 1, able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located on platform 2. A footbridge is located at the DOWN end of the station.

[edit] History

Seddon station opened on Monday, 10th December 1906 as a Double Line Block post with a signal box for the control of trains in the section from Footscray to Yarraville stations. This remained in place until 1912.