Watsonia railway station

Watsonia
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view of station building and Platform 2, May 2014
General information
LocationGreensborough Highway,
Watsonia, Victoria 3087
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°42′40″S 145°05′02″E / 37.7110°S 145.0838°E / -37.7110; 145.0838
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance19.92 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking350
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWAT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 June 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-23)
Rebuilt11 December 1977
ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesCollina (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006510,050[1]
2006–2007527,193[1]Increase 3.36%
2007–2008578,149[1]Increase 9.66%
2008–2009598,000[2]Increase 3.43%
2009–2010632,000[2]Increase 5.69%
2010–2011655,000[2]Increase 3.64%
2011–2012619,000[2]Decrease 5.5%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014669,000[2]Increase 8.08%
2014–2015643,585[1]Decrease 3.79%
2015–2016710,845[3]Increase 10.45%
2016–2017711,914[3]Increase 0.15%
2017–2018614,113[3]Decrease 13.74%
2018–2019715,500[4]Increase 16.5%
2019–2020577,000[4]Decrease 19.36%
2020–2021242,150[4]Decrease 58%
2021–2022303,800[4]Increase 25.45%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Macleod Hurstbridge line Greensborough
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
1
2

Watsonia railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Watsonia, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Watsonia station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 23 June 1924, with the current station provided in 1977.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ a b c Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
  4. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  5. ^ "Watsonia". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.