Watsonia station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Watsonia, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Watsonia station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 23 June 1924, with the current station provided in 1977.

History

Watsonia station was provisionally known as Collina during construction.

On 19 June 1976, the original station was closed and demolished with a temporary alignment and station provided while construction works on a lowered line and station were taking place. The temporary station opened the next morning on.

The new Watsonia station opened on 11 December 1977 in a cutting in order to remove level crossings at Watsonia Road, Grimshaw Street and Williams Street. Upon opening of the cutting the temporary alignment was dismantled with the temporary station demolished. However initially, only a single platform (the present day platform 2) was completed with the line remaining single track until duplication works were completed from Macleod to Greensborough with the second track being commissioned on 11 August 1979.

During 1988-1989, the present Greensborough Highway overpass, located nearby in the down direction from the station, was provided.

In December 2007, Watsonia was upgraded to a premium station.

Facilities, platforms and services

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 served by Hurstbridge line trains.

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Service Type

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|1

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

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|2

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|Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge

|All stations and limited express services

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Dysons operates two bus routes via Watsonia station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Eltham station – Glenroy station
  • : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Watsonia station.

References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au