Westgarth railway station
Westgarth | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from platform 2 in May 2014. | |||||||||||
| Location | Evans Crescent, Westgarth | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E / 37.7807°S 144.9993°ECoordinates: 37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E / 37.7807°S 144.9993°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.55 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
Bus Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | WTG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Westgarth railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Westgarth opening as Westgarth Street on 8 May 1888, being renamed Northcote South on 1 August 1888 and Westgarth on 10 December 1906.[1]
The single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated in 2008/09 and included a bridge over Merri Creek. It opened on 27 January 2009.[2]
Platforms & services
Westgarth has two side platforms. 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
Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route to and from Westgarth station:
- 506: to Moonee Ponds Junction[4]
Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Westgarth station:
Yarra Trams operates one route via Westgarth station:
References
- ↑ Westgarth Vicsig
- ↑ "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 86 Bundora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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