Watergardens railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Watergardens
IMAGELINK=Watergardens-station-platform.jpg
CAPTION=Down end of the station while under construction in 2002.
CODE=SDM
DISTANCE=25.5 km
LINES=Echuca,
Swan Hill,
Sydenham
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20000 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20000#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=144.774113793509&y=-37.701126158589&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=2

Watergardens is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the terminus of the Sydenham line in the suburb of Sydenham. It is in Metcard Zone 2 and was upgraded to Premium Station status in 2002, meaning that its staffed from first to last train. The station is named after the nearby Watergardens Town Centre.

History

The station replaced the now abandoned Sydenham station, which existed to the north of Watergardens station, when the line was electrified in 2002. V/Line services to Sunbury and Bendigo continue past Sydenham. Prior to the electrification, metropolitan electric services terminated at St Albans. The station was built as a replacement for the former Sydenham station, and was to be named Sydenham, which name was built into the brickwork of the station building. However, naming rights were sold the adjacent shopping centre, so the station is known as Watergardens, although operationally the station and line still use the Sydenham name.

The station received an upgrade to the car parking on the western side of Sydenham Road in 2007. The amount of car park spaces increased from 200 to 500 spaces and is sealed with kerbs and lighting. A temporary gravel carpark was created on Watergardens Shopping Centre land north of the station.

MetlinkVlineStations
Line1 = Sydenham line
Next1 =
Previous1 = Keilor Plains
Line2 = Sunbury line (V/Line service)
Next2 = Diggers Rest
Previous2 = St Albans
VLine = Bendigo, Echuca & Swan Hill lines
VNext = Diggers Rest
VPrevious = St Albans
VICORMELB=Melbourne

The former Holden Station was located between Watergardens and Diggers Rest stations.