Diggers Rest railway station

Diggers Rest
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2012
General information
LocationOld Calder Highway,
Diggers Rest, Victoria 3427
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°37′37″S 144°43′12″E / 37.627°S 144.720°E / -37.627; 144.720
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance32.69 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking550
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDIT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 October 1859; 164 years ago (1859-10-02)
Rebuilt18 November 2012
ElectrifiedAugust 2012 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–200625,747[1]
2006–200731,653[1]Increase 22.93%
2007–200843,046[1]Increase 35.99%
2008–200938,448[2]Decrease 10.68%
2009–201033,851[2]Decrease 11.95%
2010–201131,362[2]Decrease 7.35%
2011–201229,629[2]Decrease 5.52%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201466,231[2]Increase 123.53%
2014–201587,898[1]Increase 32.71%
2015–2016126,895[2]Increase 44.36%
2016–2017142,588[2]Increase 12.36%
2017–2018184,537[2]Increase 29.42%
2018–2019221,250[2]Increase 19.89%
2019–2020185,050[2]Decrease 16.36%
2020–202159,350[2]Decrease 67.92%
2021–202265,200[3]Increase 9.85%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Watergardens Sunbury line Sunbury
Terminus
Track layout
Holden Road
(Closing by 2025)
Tame Street Drain
1
2
Old Calder Highway
(Removing by 2026)
Watsons Road
(Removing by 2026)

Diggers Rest railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-western suburb of Diggers Rest, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Diggers Rest station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 October 1859, with the current station provided in 2012.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Diggers Rest". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.