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Melbourne railway traction substations

Scattered around Melbourne's suburban railway network, 68 traction substations convert 22,000V AC power supplied by electricity companies to the 1500V DC used by trains. The extension of suburban trains to South Morang and Sunbury will add four more. (a different source put the number in 2008 at 67 substations and 23 tie stations)

Street side of the completed Footscray West traction substation for the Sunbury line

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:49 PM
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Completed Footscray West traction substation for the Sunbury line

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:49 PM
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Park side of the completed Footscray West traction substation for the Sunbury line

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:48 PM
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Negative Pillar cabinets and traction feeder cables to the Sunbury line at the Footscray West traction substation

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:46 PM
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Park side of the completed Footscray West traction substation for the Sunbury line

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:46 PM
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'Railway high voltage cables in this vicinity' signage outside the Footscray West traction substation

Sunday 3 March 2024 13:46 PM
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Eastern entry to the traction power substation beneath Siding Reserve at South Yarra

Sunday 3 March 2024 10:07 AM
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'Museum Tie Station' signage at Melbourne Central platform 4

Friday 9 February 2024 20:02 PM
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'Museum Tie Station' signage at Melbourne Central platform 4

Friday 9 February 2024 20:02 PM
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Carrum traction substation beside the Nepean Highway

Saturday 12 August 2023 17:21 PM
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Traction power substation at Kananook

Saturday 12 August 2023 17:06 PM
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Traction power substation at Kananook

Saturday 12 August 2023 17:00 PM
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Traction power feeders to North Cranbourne traction substation at the up end of Cranbourne station

Saturday 12 August 2023 16:06 PM
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Street side of the Cranbourne substation

Saturday 12 August 2023 15:48 PM
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Rectifier and auxiliary transformers at the Cranbourne substation

Saturday 12 August 2023 15:48 PM
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Pair of traction power feeders opposite Cranbourne substation, located beyond the South Gippsland Highway level crossing

Saturday 12 August 2023 15:47 PM
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Cranbourne substation, located beyond the South Gippsland Highway level crossing

Saturday 12 August 2023 15:47 PM
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North Cranbourne traction substation at the up end of Cranbourne station

Saturday 12 August 2023 15:40 PM
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'Eltham Substation' signage on the new substation

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:25 AM
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Disconnected traction power feeders 219/1 and 217/2 at the Eltham substation

Replaced by underground cables from the replacement substation alongside

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:14 AM
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Traction power feeders on the rail side of Eltham substation

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:13 AM
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Open air switchgear and transformers at the Eltham substation

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:12 AM
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Upgraded traction power substation at Eltham

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:11 AM
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22 kV switchgear outside the Eltham substation

Sunday 30 July 2023 10:11 AM
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