Tottenham railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria,

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. It serves the western

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 2 March 1891.Tottenham
Vicsig The station is located above the Ashley Street rail overpass, which provides station access.

History

Opening on 2 March 1891, Tottenham station, like the suburb itself, was named after

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. Tottenham Yard lies north of the station. A number of freight only lines also run alongside, along with the Melbourne – Sydney and Melbourne – Adelaide

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lines. The Regional Rail Link lines run to the south of the station. In 1981–1982, the station was rebuilt as an

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, to eliminate the Ashley Street

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, replacing it with a rail overpass over a two-lane road tunnel. The Up line first opened on 19 May 1981, and the Down line and

opened later, on 27 July 1982. At the same time, the

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was demolished, and a number of signal posts and a

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were abolished. In 2014, a minor upgrade was undertaken to the station as part of the Regional Rail Link project. The biggest of these was the extension of the bridge over Ashley Street to accommodate the new tracks. The façade facing Sunshine Road was also upgraded, as well as a new carpark and 'Park and Ride' facilities added, and a power substation built on Sunshine Road, just beyond the carpark. Demolished station

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was located between Tottenham and

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stations.

Platforms and services

Tottenham has one

with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services. Express services do not stop at Tottenham station. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be

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with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new

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References

External links

*
Rail Geelong gallery

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Sunbury=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891 Railway stations in the City of Maribyrnong

History

Platforms and services

See also

References

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