[7] 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.

[10] In 1913, complaints arose regarding the substandard facilities and the lack of staff and pedestrian crossing at the newly constructed station.

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Westgarth Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.

[4] During late 2008 and early 2009, 750 meters of single track between Westgarth and Clifton Hill was duplicated.