Westgarth railway station

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.[1]

Westgarth
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
LocationEvans Crescent,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance7.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking22
Bicycle facilities5
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeWTG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous namesWestgarth Street (1888)
Northcote South (1888-1906)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Clifton Hill
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Dennis
towards Hurstbridge

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Westgarth Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[2] The signal box was also abolished at that time.[1]

The single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated in 2008/2009, and included a second bridge over Merri Creek, which was opened on 27 January 2009.[3]

Platforms and services

Westgarth has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kinetic Melbourne operates two routes via Westgarth station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[5]
  •  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre[6]

Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route to and from Westgarth station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Westgarth station:

References
  1. Westgarth Vicsig
  2. Westgarth Street Vicsig
  3. "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  4. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
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