Watsonia railway station

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Watsonia
PTV commuter rail station
Watsonia Railway Station.jpg
North-east bound view in May 2014
LocationGreensborough Highway,
Watsonia, Victoria 3087
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838Coordinates: 37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance19.92 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeWAT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 June 1924
Rebuilt1977
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (April 1923)
Previous namesCollina (During Construction)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Macleod
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Greensborough
towards Hurstbridge

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.[1]

During construction, the station was known as Collina.[1]

The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings.[2] The line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated in 1979.[1]

The present Greensborough Highway overpass, located at the Down end of the station, was provided in 1988/1989.[3]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2008.

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.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

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

  •  513 : Eltham station – Glenroy station[5]
  •  566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Watsonia Vicsig
  2. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 69.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
  4. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. ^ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough or Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "566 Lalor - Northland via Plenty Road & Childs Road & Grimshaw Street". Public Transport Victoria.

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