West Footscray railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of the same name and opened on 1 October 1888 as Footscray West. It was renamed West Footscray on 1 September 1912.

Two dual gauge tracks run to the north of the station, forming the South Kensington – West Footscray freight line, which links the Port of Melbourne and other freight terminals to the rest of the state. The tracks also form part of the Melbourne – Sydney and Melbourne – Adelaide standard gauge lines. Two Regional Rail Link tracks run to the south of the station.

In 1976, the original station buildings were demolished, and replaced with brick structures. In 2013, the station was rebuilt 200 metres further west, to accommodate two lines to the south as part of the Regional Rail Link project. On 14 October of that year, the new station opened, and the old station was demolished soon after.

A third platform has been built to the north of the existing island platform, as part of the Metro Tunnel project, to allow services to terminate and return. Work commenced in late 2018 and the new platform was opened on 6 July 2020.

Platforms, facilities and services
West Footscray has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by  Sunbury line trains, but express services do not stop there. Access to the platforms is provided by stairs, lifts and ramps from an overhead footbridge, which also includes a cycling path. 

Platform 1:
  all stations services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2 (currently closed):
 Was Platform 1 until the new side platform opened in July 2020. Will become a turnback platform after the opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025.

Platform 3:
  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury. Was formerly Platform 2.

By late 2025, it is planned that services on the Sunbury line will be through-routed to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates three bus routes via West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 : Laverton station – Footscray
 : Laverton station – Footscray
 : Laverton station – Footscray station

Transit Systems Victoria operates two routes via West Footscray station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 : Williamstown – Moonee Ponds Junction
 Night Bus : Footscray – Newport station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

Gallery

References

External links
 
 Rail Geelong gallery

Former rail freight terminals in Victoria (state)
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888
Railway stations in the City of Maribyrnong