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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.[1]

Watsonia
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view in May 2014
General information
Location	Greensborough Highway, Watsonia, Victoria 3087 City of Banyule Australia
Coordinates	37°42′40″S 145°05′02″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
Disabled access	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; 98 years ago (1924-06-23)
Rebuilt	1977
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (April 1923)
Previous names	Collina (During Construction)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Macleod towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Greensborough towards Hurstbridge

During construction, the station was known as Collina.[1]

The current station dates back to 1977, when this section of the line was lowered to remove a number of level crossings.[2] The line between Macleod and Greensborough was duplicated in 1979.[1]

The present Greensborough Highway overpass, located at the Down end of the station, was provided in 1988/1989.[3]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2008.

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 serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

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

•  514 : Eltham station – Glenroy station[5]
•  566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[6]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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