Watsonia railway station
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Watsonia
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The station in May 2014
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| Location | Greensborough Highway, Watsonia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hurstbridge | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.92 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 350 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | WAT | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 June 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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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 opening on 23 June 1924.[1]
The station was rebuilt in the late 1970s when this section of the line was lowered and duplicated. 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.[2]
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[3]
- 566: Lalor - Northland Shopping Centre[4]
References
- ↑ Watsonia Vicsig
- ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 513 Eltham - Glenroy timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 566 Lalor - Northland Public Transport Victoria
