Westgarth railway station

Coordinates: 37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E / 37.7807°S 144.9993°E / -37.7807; 144.9993
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Westgarth
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2, May 2014
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; 135 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
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Dennis
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Clifton Hill
Westgarth Street
1
2
to Dennis

Westgarth railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 8 May 1888 as Westgarth Street. It was renamed Northcote South on 1 August 1888, and Westgarth on 10 December 1906.[4]

History[edit]

Opening on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided,[4] Westgarth station, like the locality itself, was named after William Westgarth, a merchant, historian and a member of both the New South Wales Legislative Council and the Victorian Legislative Council.[5][6]

In 1912, duplication of the line was provided between Westgarth and Alphington.[4]

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Westgarth Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[7] The signal box for the level crossing was also abolished at that time.[4]

During late 2008 and early 2009, the single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated, and included a second bridge over the Merri Creek. On 27 January 2009, the duplicated track and bridge opened.[8]

Platforms and services[edit]

Westgarth has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[edit]

Dysons operates one route to and from Westgarth station:

  •  506 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[10]

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Westgarth station:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Westgarth station:

References[edit]

  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 c d "Westgarth". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Westgarth". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Westgarth Street". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 30 January 2009.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.

External links[edit]

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