Westgarth railway station, Melbourne

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Westgarth
Station information

Code	WTG
Distance from Flinders St	6.3km
Lines	Hurstbridge
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Google map	Link
Metcard Zone	1

Westgarth is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Westgarth, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Westgrath station is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

The station is located at the northern end of the Westgarth Street level crossing, which also provides platform access. Tram route 86 is a short walk from the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large weatherboard building while platform 2 contains a semi-large weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A footbridge is located at the DOWN end of the station.

[edit] History

Westgarth station opened on Tuesday, 8th May 1888 as Westgarth Street. It was later renamed to Northcote South in 1888 before being renamed again to Westgarth in 1906.

The single track section between Westgarth and Clifton Hill can delay trains by as much as five minutes, but the State Government has announced plans to duplicate this section to reduce delays.^[1]