West Footscray railway station, Melbourne

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West Footscray
Station information

Code	WFY
Distance from Flinders St	8.4 km
Lines	Sydenham
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Melway map	Link
Metcard Zone	1

West Footscray is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of West Footscray, on the Sydenham railway line. West Footscray station is unmanned, and is in Metcard Zone 1.

[edit] Facilities

West Footscray is located at the western end of the Geelong Road overpass and between Sunshine Road and Cross Street, with access from both. 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 machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

A footbridge and a disused signal box are located at the UP end of the station, whist a disused goods shed is located adjacent to platform 2. Two dual gauge tracks run beside the station forming the South Kensington - West Footscray goods lines, linking the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne to Sydney standard gauge line.