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Seddon railway station

Seddon
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2 looking at station buildings, November 2022
General information
Location	Pentland Parade, Seddon, Victoria 3011 City of Maribyrnong Australia
Coordinates	37°48′32″S 144°53′44″E / 37.8090°S 144.8956°E / -37.8090; 144.8956
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Werribee Williamstown
Distance	6.62 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906; 117 years ago (1906-12-10)
Rebuilt	1981
Electrified	August 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	248,472[1]
2006–2007	281,275[1]  13.2%
2007–2008	321,447[1]  14.28%
2008–2009	370,522[2]  15.26%
2009–2010	384,316[2]  3.72%
2010–2011	380,225[2]  1.06%
2011–2012	382,222[2]  0.52%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	464,524[2]  21.53%
2014–2015	435,188[1]  6.31%
2015–2016	472,326[2]  8.53%
2016–2017	475,949[2]  0.76%
2017–2018	461,028[2]  3.13%
2018–2019	467,700[2]  1.44%
2019–2020	379,400[2]  18.88%
2020–2021	168,900[2]  55.48%
2021–2022	203,150[3]  20.27%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Yarraville towards Werribee Werribee line Footscray towards Frankston via Flinders Street Yarraville towards Williamstown Williamstown line
Track layout Legend toFootscray 1 2 toYarraville

Seddon railway station is located on the Werribee and Williamstown lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Seddon, and opened on 10 December 1906.^[4]

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 MinisterofNew 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 FootscraytoYarraville. 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]

Seddon has two side platforms. It 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

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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

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