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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)

Lyndhurst substation, located opposite the disused cement siding

Opened in 2013 to supply extra traction power following the opening of Lynbrook station on the Cranbourne line

Saturday 14 May 2016 3:55 PM
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Sydenham substation, traction feeders to the overhead

Saturday 9 April 2016 4:01 PM
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Sydenham substation, commissioned in 2001 as part of the Sydenham electrification project

Saturday 9 April 2016 4:01 PM
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Dandenong tie station, built in 1995 as part of the Cranbourne electrification project

Tuesday 22 March 2016 3:46 PM
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Narre Warren substation, commissioned with the Gippsland electrification project

Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:26 AM
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Noble Park substation, commissioned in 1954

Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:10 AM
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Westall substation, enlarged in 2010 as part of the Westall station upgrade

Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:03 AM
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Westall substation, enlarged in 2010 as part of the Westall station upgrade

Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:03 AM
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Springvale substation, current facility built in 2010 as part of the Westall station upgrade

Saturday 12 March 2016 5:53 PM
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Springvale substation, traction feeders to the overhead

Saturday 12 March 2016 5:52 PM
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Springvale substation, new and old facilities side by side along with traction feeders

Saturday 12 March 2016 5:52 PM
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Springvale substation, current facility built in 2010 as part of the Westall station upgrade

Saturday 12 March 2016 5:50 PM
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Noble Park substation, commissioned in 1954

Saturday 12 March 2016 5:04 PM
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Noble Park substation, commissioned in 1954

Saturday 12 March 2016 4:55 PM
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Noble Park substation, commissioned in 1954

Saturday 12 March 2016 4:55 PM
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Gardiner substation still in place, but with underground traction feeder cables to the relocated tracks

Sunday 21 February 2016 10:20 AM
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'Museum Tiestation' at Melbourne Central

Formerly known as 'Substation 25'

Thursday 4 February 2016 6:03 PM
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Footscray substation, steel sheeting only covers the non-railway facing walls

Part of the 'Northern Group Substations Project' that added new substations at Footscray, Sunshine, Newmarket and Tottenham.

Saturday 16 January 2016 8:24 PM
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Footscray substation, traction feeders on the Newport bound tracks

Part of the 'Northern Group Substations Project' that added new substations at Footscray, Sunshine, Newmarket and Tottenham.

Saturday 16 January 2016 8:24 PM
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Pakenham substation, located at the McGregor Road level crossing

Opened in 2013 to supply extra traction power following the opening of Cardinia Road station on the Pakenham line

Saturday 9 January 2016 4:51 PM
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Officer substation, traction power feeds E7 through E10

Saturday 9 January 2016 4:01 PM
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Footscray substation, completed in 2014 to supply extra power to trains on the Northern Group

Thursday 7 January 2016 5:53 PM
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