Watergardens railway station

Watergardens
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1,
December 2017
General information
Other namesSydenham
LocationWatergardens Circular Road,
Sydenham, Victoria 3037
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E / 37.7008°S 144.7738°E / -37.7008; 144.7738
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance23.18 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking588
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWGS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 March 1859 (1859-03-01)
Rebuilt26 January 2002
1 November 2022
ElectrifiedJanuary 2002
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesKeilor Road (1859-1887)
Sydenham (1887-2002)
Passengers
2005–2006891,461
2006–20071,000,667 12.25%
2007–20081,324,815 32.39%
2008–20091,495,998 12.92%
2009–20101,593,798 6.53%
2010–20111,618,270 1.53%
2011–20121,530,111 5.44%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–20141,354,502 11.47%
2014–20151,533,562 13.22%
2015–20161,710,458 11.53%
2016–20171,523,124 10.95%
2017–20181,672,481 9.8%
2018–20191,689,500 1.01%
2019–20201,300,950 22.99%
2020–2021528,500 59.37%
2021–2022587,400 11.14%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Keilor Plains Sunbury line Diggers Rest
towards Sunbury
Terminus
V/Line Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Footscray Bendigo line
Limited weekday peak services
Sunbury
towards Bendigo
Swan Hill line Gisborne
towards Swan Hill
Proposed Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Keilor Plains Sunbury line Calder Park
towards Sunbury
Track layout
1
3
2
Sydenham Drain
Victoria Road Drain
Calder Park Drive
(Removing by 2025)
Taylors Creek
to
Calder Park
Stabling Yard

Watergardens railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Sydenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Watergardens station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 March 1859, with the current station location provided in 2002 and the platforms extension in 2022.

Initially opened as Keilor Road, this station was renamed to Sydenham on 1 April 1887, then was given its current name of Watergardens on 26 January 2002.

A stabling yard is located at the down (Sunbury) end of the station.