Watsonia railway station
Watsonia | |||||||||||
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 The station in May 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Greensborough Highway, Watsonia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| 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 | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | WAT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 June 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 opened on 23 June 1924.[1]
The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the line was lowered, to remove a number of level crossings, and the line duplicated between Macleod and Greensborough.[2]
The present Greensborough Highway overpass, located at the Down end of the station, was provided in 1988/1989.[3]
The station was upgraded to Premium station status in 2008.
Facilities, platforms and services
Watsonia station 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 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:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Eltham, Hurstbridge and Greensborough
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Watsonia station:
- 513: Eltham station – Glenroy station[5]
- 566: Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[6]
References
- ^ Watsonia Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 69.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1988. p. 186.
- ^ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 513 Eltham - Glenroy timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 566 Lalor - Northland Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au