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
Connections 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 (1924-06-23)
Rebuilt11 December 1977
ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesCollina (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006510,050
2006–2007527,193 3.36%
2007–2008578,149 9.66%
2008–2009598,000 3.43%
2009–2010632,000 5.69%
2010–2011655,000 3.64%
2011–2012619,000 5.5%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014669,000 8.08%
2014–2015643,585 3.79%
2015–2016710,845 10.45%
2016–2017711,914 0.15%
2017–2018614,113 13.74%
2018–2019715,500 16.5%
2019–2020577,000 19.36%
2020–2021242,150 58%
2021–2022303,800 25.45%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Macleod Hurstbridge line Greensborough
towards Eltham or 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.