Westgarth railway station

Westgarth
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view from Platform 2, November 2024
General information
Location	Evans Crescent, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′51″S 144°59′57″E / 37.7807°S 144.9993°E / -37.7807; 144.9993
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	7.55 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	22
Bicycle facilities	5
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	WTG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Westgarth Street (1888) Northcote South (1888-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006	256,862[1]
2006–2007	269,208[1]  4.8%
2007–2008	281,994[1]  4.74%
2008–2009	292,978[2]  3.89%
2009–2010	297,036[2]  1.38%
2010–2011	323,125[2]  8.78%
2011–2012	294,679[2]  8.8%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	296,589[2]  0.64%
2014–2015	307,759[1]  3.76%
2015–2016	318,973[2]  3.64%
2016–2017	339,690[2]  6.49%
2017–2018	264,834[2]  22.04%
2018–2019	298,000[2]  12.52%
2019–2020	227,000[2]  23.83%
2020–2021	108,300[2]  52.3%
2021–2022	124,700[3]  15.14%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Clifton Hill towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Dennis towards Hurstbridge
Track layout Legend to Clifton Hill Westgarth Street 1 2 to Dennis

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]