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Location | Greensborough Highway, Watsonia, Victoria 3087 City of Banyule Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°42′40″S145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Hurstbridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 19.92 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No—steep ramp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, premium station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | WAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 23 June 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 11 December 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | April 1923 (1500 V DC overhead) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Collina (during construction) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 510,050 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 527,193 [1] 3.36% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 578,149 [1] 9.66% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 598,000 [2] 3.43% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 632,000 [2] 5.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 655,000 [2] 3.64% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 619,000 [2] 5.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 669,000 [2] 8.08% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 643,585 [1] 3.79% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 710,845 [3] 10.45% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 711,914 [3] 0.15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 614,113 [3] 13.74% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 715,500 [4] 16.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 577,000 [4] 19.36% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 242,150 [4] 58% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 303,800 [4] 25.45% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [5]
Watsonia station opened on 23 June 1924, and was provisionally known as Collina during construction. [5] 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. [6] [7]
The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the railway line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings. [8] In 1979, the line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated. [5]
During 1988-1989, the present Greensborough Highway overpass, located nearby in the down direction of the station, was provided. [9]
In December 2007, Watsonia was upgraded to a premium station. [10]
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.
It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services. [11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Dysons operates two routes via Watsonia station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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