Wattle Glen railway station

Wattleglen railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Wattle Glen, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Balee. It was renamed Wattleglen on 14 August 1922.[1][2] In 2018/19, it was the least used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with approximately 48,000 passenger movements.[3]

Wattleglen
Looking north in August 2014
Other namesWattle Glen
LocationHurstbridge Road, Wattle Glen
Australia
Coordinates37°39′50″S 145°10′54″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance35.06 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Bus routes343
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking60
Bicycle facilities1 Hoop
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWTT
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018-1948,062
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Diamond Creek
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Hurstbridge
Terminus

Although the railway station signage and the operator's public timetables[4] have, and continue to give the name of the station as two words, sources, such as VicNames, and the operator's internal working time tables, give the official spelling of the station as Wattleglen.[5] It is unclear why the suburb was made two words, after the Post Office was renamed from Diamond Creek Upper on 1 November 1922, and after the station was renamed (as one word) two and a half months earlier.

The former station building was destroyed by fire in 1979.[6]

Platforms & services

Wattle Glen has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Panorama Coaches operates one route via Wattleglen station:

References
  1. Balee was changed to Wattleglen (one word) on 14 August 1922 as advised by Victorian Railways Weekly Notice No. 32 of 1922
  2. Wattle Glen station profile on VICSIG
  3. Mallis, Philip. "Station patronage data 2005 - 2019". Victorian Department of Transport. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. http://maps.land.vic.gov.au/lassi/VicnamesUI.jsp
  6. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1979. p. 174.
  7. "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
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