Seddon railway station is located on the

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and Williamstown lines in

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, Australia. It serves the western

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suburb of Seddon, and opened on 10 December 1906.

History

Opening on 10 December 1906, Seddon station, like the suburb itself, was named after Richard John Seddon, who was a worker at the

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, a corporal in the artillery at Williamstown, and was

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between 1893-1906. The station opened as a double line block post with a signal box, for the control of trains in the section from Footscray to

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. The block post closed in 1912, but automatic signalling was not provided on the section until 1927. In 1972, both platforms were extended. In 1980, the former

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buildings were demolished and, in 1981, were replaced with the current station buildings.

Platforms and services

Seddon has two

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s. It is served by

and Williamstown line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston * all stations services to Flinders Street and Frankston Platform 2: * all stations services to Laverton via Altona (weekdays only); all stations services to

* all stations services to Williamstown

Gallery

File:Seddon-railway-station.JPG, North-east bound view in June 2006 File:Seddon_railway_station,_Melbourne.jpg, South-west bound view in March 2007

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Werribee=y, Williamstown=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1906 Railway stations in the City of Maribyrnong