Watergardens railway station
Watergardens | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Watergardens Circular Road, Sydenham Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E / 37.7008°S 144.7738°ECoordinates: 37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E / 37.7008°S 144.7738°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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | WGS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 27 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2008-2009) | 1.496 million[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2009-2010) |
1.594 million[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2010-2011) |
1.618 million[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2011-2012) |
1.530 million[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2012-2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013-2014) |
1.355 million[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 particularly the adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre.
The station originally opened as Keilor Road, at a slightly different location, on 1 March 1859, and was renamed Sydenham in April 1887.[2]
Interlocked gates were provided at the Melton Highway level crossing in 1926, and were replaced with boom barriers in 1987.[2] The current level crossing was provided in late 2002, in conjunction with the duplication of the Melton Highway.[3] In 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced the grade separation of the highway and railway line.
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, of which the name itself was built into the brickwork of the station building. However, naming rights were sold to the adjacent Watergardens Shopping Centre.
A stabling yard is located at the Down end of the station.
Platforms & services
Watergardens has one side platform and one island platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services as well as a limited number of V/Line trains on the Bendigo and Swan Hill lines.[4][5][6]
Platform 1:
- Sunbury line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Bendigo line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
- Swan Hill line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Sunbury line: terminating services, return to Flinders Street
Platform 3:
- Sunbury line: all stations services to Sunbury
- Bendigo line: V/Line services to Bendigo and Epsom
- Swan Hill line: V/Line services to Swan Hill
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates four routes to and from Watergardens station:
- 419: to St Albans station[7]
- 421: to St Albans station[8]
- 425: to St Albans station[9]
- 461: to Caroline Springs Shopping Centre[10]
Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes to and from Watergardens station:
- Night Bus 941: to Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[11]
- Night Bus 943: to Melton (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[12]
Kastoria Bus Lines operates three routes via Watergardens station:
- 460: to Caroline Springs[13]
- 462: to Caroline Springs[14]
- 476: Moonee Ponds Junction – Plumpton[15]
Sita Buslines operates one route to and from Watergardens station:
- 420: to Sunshine station[16]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from )
- 1 2 Waugh, Andrew. "SRS Showday Tour Notes Footscray to Sunbury 1 November 1994" (PDF). Victorian Station Histories. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 28.
- ↑ Sunbury Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Swan Hill - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 419 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 421 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 425 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 461 Watergardens - Caroline Springs Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 941 City - Watergardens timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 943 Watergardens - Melton timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 460 Watergardens - Caroline Springs timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 462 Watergardens - Caroline Springs timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 476 Moonee Ponds - Hillside timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 420 Sunshine - Watergardens timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au