Watsonia railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Watsonia

PTV commuter rail station

North-east bound view in May 2014

General information
Location| Greensborough Highway,
Watsonia, Victoria 3087
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates| 37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E﻿ / ﻿37.7110°S 145.0838°E﻿ / -37.7110; 145.0838
Owned by| VicTrack
Operated by| Metro Trains
Line(s)| Hurstbridge
Distance| 19.92 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms| 2 (1 island)
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Bus
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Parking| 350
Accessible| No—steep ramp
Other information
Status| Operational, premium station
Station code| WAT
Fare zone| Myki Zone 2
Website| Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened| 23 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-23)
Rebuilt| 11 December 1977
Electrified| April 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names| Collina (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006| 510,050[1]
2006–2007| 527,193[1] 3.36%
2007–2008| 578,149[1] 9.66%
2008–2009| 598,000[2] 3.43%
2009–2010| 632,000[2] 5.69%
2010–2011| 655,000[2] 3.64%
2011–2012| 619,000[2] 5.5%
2012–2013| Not measured[2]
2013–2014| 669,000[2] 8.08%
2014–2015| 643,585[1] 3.79%
2015–2016| 710,845[3] 10.45%
2016–2017| 711,914[3] 0.15%
2017–2018| 614,113[3] 13.74%
2018–2019| 715,500[4] 16.5%
2019–2020| 577,000[4] 19.36%
2020–2021| 242,150[4] 58%
2021–2022| 303,800[4] 25.45%
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metro Trains | Following station

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Macleod

towards Flinders Street

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towards Hurstbridge

Track layout

Legend

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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:

* Hurstbridge line all stations services to Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

## Transport links[edit]

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

* 514 : Eltham station – Glenroy station[12]
* 566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[13]

## References[edit]

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[edit]

* Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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* List of railway stations in Melbourne
* List of regional railway stations in Victoria
* List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
* List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations

Hurstbridge|

* Flinders Street
* Southern Cross
* Flagstaff
* Melbourne Central
* Parliament
* Jolimont
* West Richmond
* North Richmond
* Collingwood
* Victoria Park
* Clifton Hill
* Westgarth
* Dennis
* Fairfield
* Alphington
* Darebin
* Ivanhoe
* Eaglemont
* Heidelberg
* Rosanna
* Macleod
* Watsonia
* Greensborough
* Montmorency
* Eltham
* Diamond Creek
* Wattle Glen
* Hurstbridge

* Frankston, Werribee & Williamstown
* Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein & Glen Waverley
* Pakenham & Cranbourne
* Sandringham
* Mernda & Hurstbridge
* Stony Point
* Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield

V/Line services and stations

* Eastern (Gippsland)
* North Eastern (Seymour)
* Northern (Bendigo)
* South Western (Geelong)
* Western (Ballarat)

* Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
* Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service

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