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
Connections 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 (1912-06-25)
ElectrifiedAugust 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBalee (1912–1922)
Passengers
2005–200645,037
2006–200745,619 1.29%
2007–200849,115 7.66%
2008–200955,000 11.98%
2009–201052,000 5.45%
2010–201158,000 11.54%
2011–201255,000 5.17%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–201446,000 16.36%
2014–201548,312 5.02%
2015–201651,341 6.26%
2016–201752,664 2.57%
2017–201846,575 11.56%
2018–201948,050 3.17%
2019–202035,850 25.4%
2020–202116,600 53.7%
2021–202217,550 5.72%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Diamond Creek Hurstbridge line Hurstbridge
Terminus
Track layout
Occupation Crossing
Occupation Crossing
Occupation Crossing
Watery Gully Creek
1
Wilson Road
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Bailey Gully Creek
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)

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.

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