Watergardens railway station

Watergardens railway station is located on the Sunbury line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Sydenham, and particularly the adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre.

Watergardens
Regional and commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2013
Location	Watergardens Circular Road, Sydenham Australia
Coordinates	37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury Bendigo
Distance	23.18 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	588
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium Station
Station code	WGS
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 March 1859
Rebuilt	27 January 2002
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2008-2009	1.496 million[1]
2009-2010	1.594 million[1]  6.55%
2010-2011	1.618 million[1]  1.51%
2011-2012	1.530 million[1]  5.44%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.355 million[1]  11.44%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Keilor Plains towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Diggers Rest towards Sunbury Preceding station V/Line Following station Footscray towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Peak Services only Sunbury towards Bendigo or Epsom Swan Hill line Gisborne towards Swan Hill

The station originally opened as Keilor Road, at a slightly different location, on 1 March 1859, and was renamed Sydenham in April 1887.[2]

Interlocked gates were provided at the Melton Highway level crossing in 1926, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1987.[2] The current level crossing was provided in late 2002, in conjunction with the duplication of the Melton Highway.[3] In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the highway and railway line. The level crossing was removed in January 2018, with the project completed in October of the same year.[4]

As part of the extension of the electrified network from St Albans, the station was relocated southwards in 2002, and renamed Watergardens. The new station was to be called Sydenham, of which the name itself was built into the brickwork of the station building. However, naming rights were sold to the adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre.

A stabling yard is located at the Down (Sunbury) end of the station.

Platforms & services

Watergardens has one side platform and one island platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services as well as a limited number of V/Line trains on the Bendigo and Swan Hill lines.[5][6][7]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street; terminating services
•  Bendigo line  3 weekday morning V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)
•  Swan Hill line  V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  terminating services; all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Sunbury
•  Bendigo line  2 weekday evening V/Line services to Bendigo and Epsom (pick up only)
•  Swan Hill line  V/Line services to Swan Hill (pick up only)

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates four routes to and from Watergardens station:

• 419: to St Albans station[8]
• 421: to St Albans station[9]
• 425: to St Albans station[10]
• 461: to Caroline Springs Shopping Centre[11]

Dysons operates two routes to and from Watergardens station:

•  Night Bus  941: to Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[12]
•  Night Bus  943: to Melton (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[13]

Kastoria Bus Lines operates three routes via Watergardens station:

• 460: to Caroline Springs station[14]
• 462: to Caroline Springs station[15]
• 463: to Hillside[16]
• 476: to Moonee Ponds Junction[17]

Sita Buslines operates one route to and from Watergardens station:

• 420: to Sunshine station[18]

References

1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
2. Waugh, Andrew. "SRS Showday Tour Notes Footscray to Sunbury 1 November 1994" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 28.
4. Melton Highway, Sydenham - Level Crossing Removal Authority
5. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
6. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
7. Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
8. "419 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Keilor Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "421 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Keilor Plains Station". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "425 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Delahey". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "461 Watergardens Station - Caroline Springs Town Centre via Fraser Rise". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "941 Night bus: City - Footscray - Sunshine North - Taylors Lakes - Watergardens". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "943 Night bus: Watergardens - Caroline Springs - Melton". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "460 Watergardens Station - Caroline Springs Station via Caroline Spring Town Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
15. "462 Watergardens Station - Caroline Springs (south) via Caroline Springs Square SC". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "463 Watergardens Station - Hillside via Langmore Dr". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "476 Moonee Ponds - Watergardens via Keilor". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "420 Sunshine Station - Watergardens Station via Deer Park". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au