Watsonia railway station

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]

Watsonia
The station in May 2014
LocationGreensborough Highway, Watsonia
Australia
Coordinates37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance19.92 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeWAT
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 June 1924
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Macleod
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Greensborough
towards Hurstbridge

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:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates two routes via Watsonia station:

References
  1. 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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