Watsonia station opened on 23 June 1924, and was provisionally known as Collina during construction.[4] 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'.[5]
The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings.[6] In 1979, the line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated.[4]
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.
^ abcdefg. Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
^ abcStation patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
^ abcAnnual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
^"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
January 23, 2023
watsonia, railway, station, located, hurstbridge, line, victoria, australia, serves, north, eastern, melbourne, suburb, watsonia, opened, june, 1924, watsoniaptv, commuter, rail, stationnorth, east, bound, view, 2014general, informationlocationgreensborough, h. Watsonia railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria Australia It serves the north eastern Melbourne suburb of Watsonia and it opened on 23 June 1924 4 WatsoniaPTV commuter rail stationNorth east bound view in May 2014General informationLocationGreensborough Highway Watsonia Victoria 3087City of BanyuleAustraliaCoordinates37 42 40 S 145 05 02 E 37 7110 S 145 0838 E 37 7110 145 0838 Coordinates 37 42 40 S 145 05 02 E 37 7110 S 145 0838 E 37 7110 145 0838Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s HurstbridgeDistance19 92 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms2 1 island Tracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking350Disabled accessNo steep rampOther informationStatusOperational Premium StationStation codeWATFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened23 June 1924 98 years ago 1924 06 23 Rebuilt11 December 1977Electrified1500 V DC overhead April 1923 Previous namesCollina During Construction Passengers2008 2009598 000 1 2009 2010632 000 1 5 69 2010 2011655 000 1 3 64 2011 2012619 000 1 5 5 2012 2013Not measured 1 2013 2014669 000 1 8 08 2014 2015Not measured 1 2015 2016710 845 2 6 25 2016 2017711 914 2 0 15 2017 2018614 113 2 13 74 2018 2019715 500 3 16 5 2019 2020577 000 3 19 36 2020 2021242 150 3 58 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following stationMacleodtowards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Greensboroughtowards Hurstbridge Contents 1 History 2 Facilities platforms and services 3 Transport links 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditWatsonia station opened on 23 June 1924 and was provisionally known as Collina during construction 4 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 5 The current station dates back to 1977 when this section of the line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings 6 In 1979 the line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated 4 The present Greensborough Highway overpass located nearby in the Down direction of the station was provided in 1988 1989 7 In December 2007 Watsonia was upgraded to a Premium Station 8 Facilities platforms and services EditWatsonia 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 serviced by Metro Trains Hurstbridge line services 9 Platform 1 Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Flinders StreetPlatform 2 Hurstbridge line all stations services to Greensborough Eltham and HurstbridgeTransport links EditDysons operates two routes via Watsonia station under contract to Public Transport Victoria 514 Eltham station Glenroy station 10 566 Lalor Northland Shopping Centre 11 References Edit a b c d e f g 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 a b c Watsonia Vicsig Watsonia and Watsonia North Victorian Places Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society April 1978 p 69 Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society June 1988 p 186 Works Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society March 2008 p 88 Hurstbridge Line Public Transport Victoria 514 Eltham Glenroy via Greensborough Public Transport Victoria 566 Lalor Northland via Plenty Road amp Childs Road amp Grimshaw Street Public Transport Victoria External links EditMelway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watsonia railway station amp oldid 1127747846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
