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Westgarth railway station

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Owned by
  
Line(s)
  
Opened
  
8 May 1888

Bicycle facilities
  
5

Connections
  
Bus, Tram

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
Owner
  
VicTrack

Tracks
  
2

Westgarth railway station

Location
  
Evans Crescent, WestgarthAustralia

Distance
  
7.55 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Similar
  
Keon Park railway station, Valhalla Cinema - Melbourne, Dennis railway station, Hurstbridge railway station, Croxton railway station

Westgarth railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Westgarth, and opened on 8 May 1888 as Westgarth Street. It was renamed Northcote South on 1 August 1888, and Westgarth on 10 December 1906.

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Boom barriers were provided at the Westgarth Street level crossing in 1968, replacing interlocking gates.

The single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated in 2008/09, and included a bridge over Merri Creek. It opened on 27 January 2009.

Platforms & services

Westgarth has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.

Platform 1:

  • Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Eltham & Hurstbridge
  • Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route to and from Westgarth station:

  • 506: to Moonee Ponds Junction
  • Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Westgarth station:

  • 250: La Trobe University Bundoora Campus – Queen Street (City)
  • 251: Northland Shopping Centre – Queen Street (City)
  • Yarra Trams operates one route via Westgarth station:

  • 86: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)
  • References

    Westgarth railway station Wikipedia


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