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.[4]

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
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 86 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking22
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesWestgarth Street (1888)
Northcote South (1888-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006256,862[1]
2006–2007269,208[1] Increase 4.8%
2007–2008281,994[1] Increase 4.74%
2008–2009292,978[2] Increase 3.89%
2009–2010297,036[2] Increase 1.38%
2010–2011323,125[2] Increase 8.78%
2011–2012294,679[2] Decrease 8.8%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014296,589[2] Increase 0.64%
2014–2015307,759[1] Increase 3.76%
2015–2016318,973[2] Increase 3.64%
2016–2017339,690[2] Increase 6.49%
2017–2018264,834[2] Decrease 22.04%
2018–2019298,000[2] Increase 12.52%
2019–2020227,000[2] Decrease 23.83%
2020–2021108,300[2] Decrease 52.3%
2021–2022124,700[3] Increase 15.14%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Clifton Hill
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Dennis
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
to Clifton Hill
Westgarth Street
1
2
to Dennis

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:

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

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. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Westgarth". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. "Westgarth". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. "Westgarth Street". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. "First-passenger-trains-on-new-rail-bridge-today". ALP Media Release. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  9. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
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