South Kensington–West Footscray railway line
Railway line in Melbourne, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South Kensington–West Footscray line is a railway line in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Linking South Kensington station on the Werribee line and associated freight terminals to Tottenham Yard and other freight lines, it is a primarily freight only line with no overhead wires, passenger stations or platforms. The most visible part of the line is where it dives under Footscray station and into a tunnel under nearby Bunbury Street.[1]
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South Kensington–West Footscray line | |
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Overview | |
Owner | VicTrack |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Freight and regional passenger |
System | Victorian rail network |
Services | Albury V/Line rail service Sydney-Melbourne rail corridor |
Operator(s) | V/Line (infrastructure manager) |
History | |
Opened | 21 October 1928 (1928-10-21) |
Technical | |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Victorian broad gauge |
Signalling | Victorian three-position |
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