Westgarth railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Westgarth station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888.[4]
Initially opened as Westgarth Street, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Northcote South on 1 August 1888 and then given its current name of Westgarth on 10 December 1906.[4]
On 10 December 1906, the station was renamed from Northcote South to its current name, Westgarth. This was done to prevent confusion as there were several train stations in Northcote named after the suburb at the time.[8]
In late 1912, whilst the line was being duplicated between Westgarth and Alphington.[4]Westgarth was relocated from the up end to the down end; directly north of Westgarth Street where it remains today. [9] The current weatherboardstation buildings were also built at this time. [10]
In 1913, complaints arose regarding the substandard facilities and the lack of staff and pedestrian crossing at the newly constructed station.[11][12] Described as "an island in a sea of mud"[13] commuters were said to "climb the fence and walked along the railway reserve, to save a walk a quarter of a mile."[11] This prompted a timber footbridge to be constructed, which remains in the same place today.
During late 2008 and early 2009, 750 meters of single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated. This included a second bridge over the Merri Creek running parallel to the original 1888 rail bridge. On 27 January 2009, the duplicated track and bridge opened.[15]
Platforms and services
A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024
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