Seddon railway station

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

Station overview

Facilities

Seddon is located between Bellairs Avenue and Hobbs Street, with station access from both via a footbridge linking both sides.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 (Werribee and Williamstown bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. Myki ticket vending machines are also located at the entrances to platform 1 & platform 2.

History

Seddon station opened on 10 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.^[1] In 1981 the station buildings were reconstructed.^[2]

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Werribee and Williamstown.

References

• "Rail Geelong - Seddon Station". www.railgeelong.com. http://www.railgeelong.com/location/seddon. Retrieved 2008-04-30.