Watsonia railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)HurstbridgeDistance19.92 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking350AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeWATFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened23 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-23)Rebuilt11 December 1977ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesCollina (during construction)Passengers2005–2006510,050[1]2006–2007527,193[1] Increase 3.36%2007–2008578,149[1] Increase 9.66%2008–2009598,000[2] Increase 3.43%2009–2010632,000[2] Increase 5.69%2010–2011655,000[2] Increase 3.64%2011–2012619,000[2] Decrease 5.5%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014669,000[2] Increase 8.08%2014–2015643,585[1] Decrease 3.79%2015–2016710,845[3] Increase 10.45%2016–2017711,914[3] Increase 0.15%2017–2018614,113[3] Decrease 13.74%2018–2019715,500[4] Increase 16.5%2019–2020577,000[4] Decrease 19.36%2020–2021242,150[4] Decrease 58%2021–2022303,800[4] Increase 25.45% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Macleod Hurstbridge line Greensborough
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Macleod
1
2
to Greensborough

Watsonia railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Watsonia, and it opened on 23 June 1924.[5]

History

Watsonia station opened on 23 June 1924, and was provisionally known as Collina during construction.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after Frank Watson, a local landowner who subdivided his property Grace Park into the Grace Park Station Estate.[6][7]

The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the railway line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings.[8] In 1979, the line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated.[5]

During 1988-1989, the present Greensborough Highway overpass, located nearby in the down direction of the station, was provided.[9]

In December 2007, Watsonia was upgraded to a premium station.[10]

Facilities, platforms and services

Watsonia is located in a deep cutting, between the Greensborough Highway and Watsonia Road. It has one island platform with two faces, with access to the platforms provided by a pedestrian overpass and a ramp. The station features a customer service window, a coffee shop, an enclosed waiting room and toilets.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[11]

Platform 1:

  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Dysons operates two routes via Watsonia station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ a b c Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
  4. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  5. ^ a b c "Watsonia". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Watsonia and Watsonia North". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 69.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
  10. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 2008. p. 88.
  11. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "566 Lalor - Northland via Plenty Road & Childs Road & Grimshaw Street". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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