Watsonia railway station

Watsonia
The station in May 2014
Location	Greensborough Highway, Watsonia
Coordinates	37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838Coordinates: 37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	19.92 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	350
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	WAT
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	23 June 1924
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Macleod toward Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Greensborough toward Hurstbridge

Watsonia railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Watsonia opening on 23 June 1924.^[1]

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 station was upgraded to premium status in 2008.

Facilties, platforms & 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, an enclosed waiting room and toilets. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.^[3]

Platform 1:

• Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Eltham & Hurstbridge

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Watsonia station:

• 513: Eltham station - Glenroy station^[4]
• 566: Lalor - Northland Shopping Centre^[5]

References

External links

• Melway