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Wattleglen railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Wattle Glen, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Balee. It was renamed Wattleglen on 14 August 1922.[1][2]

Wattleglen
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view in August 2014
General information
Other names	Wattle Glen
Location	Hurstbridge Road, Wattle Glen, Victoria 3096 Shire of Nillumbik Australia
Coordinates	37°39′50″S 145°10′54″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	35.06 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Bus routes	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	60
Bicycle facilities	1 Hoop
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	WTT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	25 June 1912; 110 years ago (1912-06-25)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1926)
Previous names	Balee (1912–1922)
Passengers
2018–19	48,062
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Diamond Creek towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Hurstbridge Terminus

Although the railway station signage and the operator's public timetables render the name of the station as two words,[3] sources, such as VicNames, and the operator's internal working timetables^{[citation needed]}, render the official spelling of the station as Wattleglen.[4] It is unclear why the Post Office and suburb were made two words when the Post Office was renamed from Diamond Creek Upper on 1 November 1922, particularly after the station had been renamed (as one word) two and a half months earlier.

The former station building was destroyed by fire in 1979.[5]

In 1968, flashing light signals were provided at the Wilson Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station, with boom barriers being provided in 1987.[2]

In 2008, an upgrade on the station and its carpark took place installing fencing and sealing the carpark.

In 2018, it was announced that the Hurstbridge line will undergo a second upgrade, duplicating the track between Wattleglen and Diamond Creek. No upgrades were proposed for the station itself. [6]

In 2020, it was announced that Wattleglen station car park will be upgraded with 50 new spots, improved CCTV and lighting as well as more bicycle parking facilities. [7]

In 2018/2019, Wattleglen was the least-patronised station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with approximately 48,000 passenger movements annually.[8]

Platforms and services

Wattleglen has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[3]

Platform 1:

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

Transport Links

Panorama Coaches operates one route via Wattleglen station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  343 : Hurstbridge station – Greensborough station[9]

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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