Watergardens railway station

Watergardens
PTV commuter and regional rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 1,
December 2017
General information
Other namesSydenham
LocationWatergardens Circular Road,
Sydenham, Victoria 3037
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°42′03″S 144°46′26″E / 37.7008°S 144.7738°E / -37.7008; 144.7738
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance23.18 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking588
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeWGS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 March 1859; 165 years ago (1859-03-01)
Rebuilt26 January 2002
1 November 2022
ElectrifiedJanuary 2002
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesKeilor Road (1859-1887)
Sydenham (1887-2002)
Passengers
2005–2006891,461[1]
2006–20071,000,667[1]Increase 12.25%
2007–20081,324,815[1]Increase 32.39%
2008–20091,495,998[2]Increase 12.92%
2009–20101,593,798[2]Increase 6.53%
2010–20111,618,270[2]Increase 1.53%
2011–20121,530,111[2]Decrease 5.44%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,354,502[2]Decrease 11.47%
2014–20151,533,562[1]Increase 13.22%
2015–20161,710,458[2]Increase 11.53%
2016–20171,523,124[2]Decrease 10.95%
2017–20181,672,481[2]Increase 9.8%
2018–20191,689,500[2]Increase 1.01%
2019–20201,300,950[2]Decrease 22.99%
2020–2021528,500[2]Decrease 59.37%
2021–2022587,400[3]Increase 11.14%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Keilor Plains Sunbury line Diggers Rest
towards Sunbury
Terminus
V/Line Services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Footscray Bendigo line
Limited weekday peak services
Sunbury
towards Bendigo
Swan Hill line Gisborne
towards Swan Hill
Proposed Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Keilor Plains Sunbury line Calder Park
towards Sunbury
Track layout
1
3
2
Sydenham Drain
Victoria Road Drain
Calder Park Drive
(Removing by 2025)
Taylors Creek
to
Calder Park
Stabling Yard

Watergardens railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of Sydenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Watergardens station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 March 1859, with the current station location provided in 2002 and the platforms extension in 2022.[4]

Initially opened as Keilor Road, this station was renamed to Sydenham on 1 April 1887, then was given its current name of Watergardens on 26 January 2002.[5][6]

A stabling yard is located at the down (Sunbury) end of the station.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Watergardens (Sydenham)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference VicsigSydenham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference waugh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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