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 it opened on 25 June 1912 as Balee. It was renamed Wattleglen on 14 August 1922.[1][2]

Wattleglen
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view in August 2014
Other names	Wattle Glen
Location	Hurstbridge Road, Wattle Glen, Victoria 3096 Shire of Nillumbik Australia
Coordinates	37°39′50″S 145°10′54″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	35.06 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Bus routes	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	60
Bicycle facilities	1 Hoop
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	WTT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	25 June 1912
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead
Previous names	Balee
Passengers
2018-19	48,062
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 have, and continue to render the name of the station as two words,[3] sources, such as VicNames, and the operator's internal working timetables, render the official spelling of the station as Wattleglen.[4] It is unclear why the Post Office and suburb were made two words when the Post Office was renamed from Diamond Creek Upper on 1 November 1922, particularly after the station was renamed (as one word) two and a half months earlier.

The former station building was destroyed by fire in 1979.[5]

Flashing light signals were provided at the Wilson Road level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction, in 1968, with boom barriers provided later on in 1987.[2]

In 2018/2019, it was the least-patronised station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with approximately 48,000 passenger movements.[6]