Westgarth_railway_station

Westgarth railway station

Westgarth railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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]

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History

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

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  1. [1]
    Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. [2]
    Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. [3]
    Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
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    "Westgarth". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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    "Westgarth". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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    First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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    "Westgarth Street". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. [8]
    "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 30 January 2009.[dead link]
  9. [9]
    "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. [10]
    "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
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    "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
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    "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
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    "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
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