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]

Wattle Glen
Looking north in August 2014
Other namesWattleglen
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
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking53
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeWTT
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2018-19)48,062
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Diamond Creek
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

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

Platform 1:

Panorama Coaches operates one route via Wattleglen station:

gollark: And?
gollark: <@186486131565527040> Does it not work or something? I'm sure someone else can port it.
gollark: You can't really tell if they are actually available.
gollark: Maybe they are busy or just don't want to contact you.
gollark: Wish you?

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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