Westgarth railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 8 May 1888 as Westgarth Street. It was renamed Northcote South on 1 August 1888, and Westgarth on 10 December 1906.[1]

Westgarth
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Evans Crescent, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	7.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	22
Bicycle facilities	5
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WTG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 134 years ago (1888-05-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Westgarth Street (1888) Northcote South (1888-1906)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Clifton Hill towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Dennis towards Hurstbridge

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Westgarth Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[2] The signal box was also abolished at that time.[1]

The single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated in 2008/2009, and included a second bridge over Merri Creek, which was opened on 27 January 2009.[3]

Platforms and services

Westgarth has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two routes via Westgarth station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[5]
•  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre[6]

Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route to and from Westgarth station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  506 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[7]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Westgarth station:

• : Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)[8]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au