Wattle Glen railway station

Wattle Glen
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from the station platform,
August 2014
General information
Other namesWattleglen
LocationHurstbridge Road,
Wattle Glen, Victoria 3096
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia
Coordinates37°39′50″S 145°10′54″E / 37.6640°S 145.1816°E / -37.6640; 145.1816
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance35.06 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking60
Bicycle facilitiesYes (9 hoops)
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912; 112 years ago (1912-06-25)
ElectrifiedAugust 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBalee (1912–1922)
Passengers
2005–200645,037[1]
2006–200745,619[1] Increase 1.29%
2007–200849,115[1] Increase 7.66%
2008–200955,000[2] Increase 11.98%
2009–201052,000[2] Decrease 5.45%
2010–201158,000[2] Increase 11.54%
2011–201255,000[2] Decrease 5.17%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201446,000[2] Decrease 16.36%
2014–201548,312[1] Increase 5.02%
2015–201651,341[3] Increase 6.26%
2016–201752,664[3] Increase 2.57%
2017–201846,575[3] Decrease 11.56%
2018–201948,050[4] Increase 3.17%
2019–202035,850[4] Decrease 25.4%
2020–202116,600[4] Decrease 53.7%
2021–202217,550[4] Increase 5.72%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Diamond Creek
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Hurstbridge
Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Diamond Creek
Occupation Crossing
Occupation Crossing
Occupation Crossing
Watery Gully Creek
1
Wilson Road
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Bailey Gully Creek
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
to Hurstbridge

Wattle Glen 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 Wattle Glen, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wattle Glen station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 25 June 1912. [5]

Initially opened as Balee, it was changed to Wattleglen (one word) on 14 August 1922.[6] However, currently the station is signed and commonly known as Wattle Glen (two words).[7][8][9]

  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. ^ "Wattle Glen". vicsig.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 32 of 1922
  7. ^ Willingham, Richard (1 August 2018). "More trains for Melbourne's north-east under Labor election pledge". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. ^ Abbott, Lachlan (27 April 2023). "Lost in transliteration: Melbourne suburbs with two different spellings". The Age. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ Shanahan, Brittany (12 July 2017). "Should a new train station be built at Eltham North?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2023.