Westgarth railway station

Westgarth
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2, November 2024
General information
LocationEvans Crescent,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E / 37.7807°S 144.9993°E / -37.7807; 144.9993
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance7.55 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 86 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking22
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesWestgarth Street (1888)
Northcote South (1888-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006256,862[1]
2006–2007269,208[1]Increase 4.8%
2007–2008281,994[1]Increase 4.74%
2008–2009292,978[2]Increase 3.89%
2009–2010297,036[2]Increase 1.38%
2010–2011323,125[2]Increase 8.78%
2011–2012294,679[2]Decrease 8.8%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014296,589[2]Increase 0.64%
2014–2015307,759[1]Increase 3.76%
2015–2016318,973[2]Increase 3.64%
2016–2017339,690[2]Increase 6.49%
2017–2018264,834[2]Decrease 22.04%
2018–2019298,000[2]Increase 12.52%
2019–2020227,000[2]Decrease 23.83%
2020–2021108,300[2]Decrease 52.3%
2021–2022124,700[3]Increase 15.14%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Clifton Hill Hurstbridge line Dennis
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Westgarth Street
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Westgarth 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 Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Westgarth station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

Initially opened as Westgarth Street, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Northcote South on 1 August 1888 and then given its current name of Westgarth on 10 December 1906.[4]

  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 g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Westgarth". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.