Complex sentence: It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray opening on 1 October 1888 as Footscray West being renamed West Footscray on 1 September 1912.
Split into simpler sentences: It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The station opened on the 1 October 1888 as Footscray West being renamed West Footscray on 1 September 1912.