Watsonia railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Watsonia, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Watsonia station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 23 June 1924, with the current station provided in 1977.[5]
History
Watsonia station 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 that section of the railway line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings.[8] In 1979, the line between Macleod and Greensborough stations was duplicated.[5]
During 1988-1989, the present Greensborough Highway overpass, located nearby in the down direction from the station, was provided.[9]
In December 2007, Watsonia was upgraded to a premium station.[10]
Facilities, platforms and services
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 served by Hurstbridge line trains.[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
Dysons operates two bus routes via Watsonia station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 514 : Eltham station – Glenroy station[12]
- 566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[13]
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 d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c "Watsonia". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Watsonia and Watsonia North". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division. April 1978. p. 69.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 1988. p. 186.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 2008. p. 88.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "566 Lalor - Northland via Plenty Road & Childs Road & Grimshaw Street". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au