Watergardens railway station

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Watergardens
PTV commuter and regional rail station
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North-west bound view from Platform 3,
December 2017
General information
Other namesSydenham
LocationWatergardens Circular Road,
Sydenham, Victoria 3037
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates 37°42′03″S144°46′26″E / 37.7008°S 144.7738°E / -37.7008; 144.7738
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance23.18 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking588
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWGS
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 March 1859;165 years ago (1859-03-01)
Rebuilt26 January 2002
ElectrifiedJanuary 2002
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesKeilor Road (1859-1887)
Sydenham (1887-2002)
Passengers
2005–2006891,461 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Keilor Plains Sunbury line Diggers Rest
towards Sunbury
Terminus
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Footscray Bendigo line
Limited weekday peak services
Sunbury
towards Bendigo
Swan Hill line Gisborne
towards Swan Hill
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Victoria Road Drain
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(Removing by 2025)
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Stabling Yard
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Watergardens railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Sydenham, and it opened on 1 March 1859. It opened as Keilor Road and was renamed to Sydenham in 1887, it was rebuilt at its current location as Watergardens on 26 January 2002. [4] [ better source needed ]

Contents

A stabling yard is located at the down (Sunbury) end of the station.

History

Sydenham

Sydenham station originally opened on 1 March 1859, shortly after the railway line was extended from Sunshine to Sunbury. [5] [6] When it opened, it was named Keilor Road. On 1 April 1887, it was renamed Sydenham. [6] [5] [ better source needed ]

In 1926, interlocked gates were provided at the former Melton Highway level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. In 1987, they were replaced with boom barriers. [6] In 1989, a rail siding at the station was abolished, as well as a number of signal posts. [5] [ better source needed ]

Watergardens

In 2002, as part of the extension of the electrified network from St Albans, Sydenham was closed, and a new station was built approximately 600 m (1,969 ft) in the up direction. [4] [5] [ better source needed ] Opening on 26 January of that year, the new station was named Watergardens, after the adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre. [4] [ better source needed ] The new station was to be called Sydenham, with the name being built into the brickwork of the station building. However, naming rights were sold to the shopping centre. The name "Sydenham" can still be seen on the side of the building adjacent to Platform 3. [4] [ better source needed ] Around 2012, the Sydenham name was dropped, with the station now generally referred to as Watergardens. [4] [ better source needed ]

In late 2002, the Melton Highway level crossing was upgraded, in conjunction with the duplication of the highway. [7] In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the highway and railway line. In January 2018, the Melton Highway level crossing (down line) was removed and replaced with a bridge for Melton Highway, with the project completed in October. [8]

In 2022, all three platforms were extended from 160 m (525 ft) to 163 m (535 ft) long. [4] [ better source needed ]

Platforms and services

Watergardens has one side platform and one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains, as well as a limited number of V/Line services on the Bendigo and Swan Hill lines. [9] [10] [11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

CDC Melbourne operates four routes to and from Watergardens station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kastoria Bus Lines operates four routes to and from Watergardens station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Transit Systems Victoria operates three routes to and from Watergardens station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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