Wattle Glen railway station
Wattleglen | |||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Wattle Glen | ||||||||||
Location | Hurstbridge Road, Wattle Glen, Victoria 3096 Shire of Nillumbik Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°39′50″S 145°10′54″E / 37.6640°S 145.1816°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
Distance | 35.06 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 60 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes (9 Hoops) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | WTT | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 June 1912 | ||||||||||
Electrified | August 1926 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||
Previous names | Balee (1912–1922) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2005–2006 | 45,037[1] | ||||||||||
2006–2007 | 45,619[1] 1.29% | ||||||||||
2007–2008 | 49,115[1] 7.66% | ||||||||||
2008–2009 | 55,000[2] 11.98% | ||||||||||
2009–2010 | 52,000[2] 5.45% | ||||||||||
2010–2011 | 58,000[2] 11.54% | ||||||||||
2011–2012 | 55,000[2] 5.17% | ||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | 46,000[2] 16.36% | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | 48,312[1] 5.02% | ||||||||||
2015–2016 | 51,341[3] 6.26% | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | 52,664[3] 2.57% | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | 46,575[3] 11.56% | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | 48,050[4] 3.17% | ||||||||||
2019–2020 | 35,850[4] 25.4% | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | 16,600[4] 53.7% | ||||||||||
2021–2022 | 17,550[5] 5.72% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Wattleglen railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Wattle Glen, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Balee. It was renamed Wattleglen on 14 August 1922.[6][7]
History
Wattleglen station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line from Eltham was extended to Hurstbridge.[7] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after the wattle trees that are in abundance throughout the area.[8]
In 1968, flashing light signals were provided at the Wilson Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[7] In 1979, the former station building was destroyed by fire.[9] In 1987, boom barriers were provided at the Wilson Road level crossing.[7]
In late 2007, an upgrade to the station and its car park took place, and included installing fencing and sealing the car park.[10]
In 2018, it was announced that the Level Crossing Removal Project will undergo a second upgrade on the Hurstbridge line, which will involve duplicating the track between Wattleglen and Diamond Creek. However, no upgrades were proposed for the station itself.[11] During the 2018/2019 financial year, Wattleglen was the least-patronised station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with approximately 48,000 passenger movements annually.[12]
In 2020, it was announced that the station car park will be upgraded with 50 new spots, improved CCTV and lighting, as well as more bicycle parking facilities.[13]
Although the railway station signage and the operator's public timetables render the name of the station as two words,[14] sources, such as VicNames, and the operator's internal working timetables[citation needed], render the official spelling of the station as Wattleglen.[15] It is unclear why the Post Office and suburb were made two words when the Post Office was renamed from Diamond Creek Upper on 1 November 1922, particularly after the station had been renamed (as one word) two and a half months earlier.
Platforms and services
Wattleglen has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[14]
Platform 1:
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to Hurstbridge
Transport Links
Panorama Coaches operates one route via Wattleglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
- ^ a b c Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ Balee was changed to Wattleglen (one word) on 14 August 1922, as advised by Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 32 of 1922
- ^ a b c d "Wattle Glen". vicsig.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Wattle Glen". Victorian Places. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2008. p. 57.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line Duplication | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Mallis, Philip (13 November 2019). "Station patronage data 2005 - 2019". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Theme, Base (22 September 2020). "Wattle Glen Station Car Park | Car Parks for Commuters". carparks.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "VICNAMES - the Register of Geographic Names".
- ^ "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Victorian Railway Stations gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au