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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 opened on 1 March 1859 as Keilor Road. It was renamed Sydenham on 1 April 1887.[2][3]

Watergardens
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2 in June 2013
General information
Other names	Sydenham
Location	Watergardens Circular Road, Sydenham, Victoria 3037 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury Bendigo
Distance	23.18 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	588
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	WGS
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 March 1859; 163 years ago (1859-03-01)
Rebuilt	27 January 2002
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (January 2002)
Previous names	Keilor Road (1859-1887) Sydenham (1887-2002)
Passengers
2008-2009	1.496 million[1]
2009-2010	1.594 million[1]  6.55%
2010-2011	1.618 million[1]  1.51%
2011-2012	1.530 million[1]  5.44%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.355 million[1]  11.44%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Keilor Plains towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Diggers Rest towards Sunbury Terminus Peak Limited Stop services St Albans towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Sunbury Terminus Terminus Preceding station V/Line Following station Footscray towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Limited weekday peak services Sunbury towards Bendigo Swan Hill line Gisborne towards Swan Hill

The station opened at a slightly different location to the current one, which is adjacent to the Watergardens Shopping Centre.

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

In 1989, a rail siding at the station was abolished, as well as a number of signal posts.[2]

As part of the extension of the electrified network from St Albans, the station was relocated southwards in 2002, and renamed Watergardens. 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 adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre. The name "Sydenham" can still be seen on the side of the building adjacent to Platform 3.

In 1926, interlocked gates were provided at the former Melton Highway level crossing, which was located nearby in the down direction. They were replaced with boom barriers in 1987.[3] The level crossing was upgraded in late 2002, in conjunction with the duplication of the Melton Highway.[4] In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the highway and railway line. The level crossing was removed in January 2018, with the project completed in October of the same year.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street; terminating services
•  Bendigo line  three weekday morning V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)
•  Swan Hill line  V/Line services to Southern Cross (set down only)

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  terminating services; all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Sunbury
•  Bendigo line  one weekday evening V/Line service to Bendigo (pick up only)
•  Swan Hill line  V/Line services to Swan Hill (pick up only)

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

Transport links

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

•  419 : to St Albans station[9]
•  421 : to St Albans station[10]
•  425 : to St Albans station[11]
•  461 : to Caroline Springs Town Centre[12]

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

•  460 : to Caroline Springs station[13]
•  462 : to Caroline Springs station[14]
•  463 : to Hillside[15]
•  476 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[16]

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

•  420 : to Sunshine station[17]
•  Night Bus   941 : to Sunshine station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[18]
•  Night Bus   943 : to Melton (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[19]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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