Jacana railway station

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Jacana
PTV commuter rail station
Jacana Railway Station December 2018.jpg
Southbound view in December 2018
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E / -37.6951; 144.9158Coordinates: 37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E / -37.6951; 144.9158
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959; 64 years ago (1959-02-15)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(September 1921)
Passengers
2008-20090.138 million[1]
2009-20100.149 million[1]
2010-20110.146 million[1]
2011-20120.123 million[1]
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.080 million[1]
Services
Preceding station File:Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn

Jacana railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 15 February 1959.[2]

The North East standard gauge line is located to the west of the station, crossing the broad gauge suburban lines via a flyover at the Craigieburn (down) end of the station. The Albion-Jacana freight line joins the main suburban line after the flyover, and the Western Ring Road passes under the station via a short tunnel.

History

Jacana station opened on 15 February 1959, a number of years before the Housing Commission started construction of its nearby Jacana estate.[3] The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.[3]

The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. Construction of the station required the slewing of both the up and down lines to make room for the island platform, as well as the flyover for the standard gauge line, which was under construction at the same time.[4]

The station was damaged by fire on 17 December 1972. Three days later, on 20 December, 10 wagons on a Sydney bound freight train on the North East standard gauge line derailed immediately west of the station.[5] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[6] Much of debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[6]

The current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided in 1975, replacing an earlier overpass.[7]

Platforms and services

Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jacana", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 27 September 2022
  4. ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  5. ^ Heinrichs, Paul (21 December 1972). "Cars destroyed as train derailed". The Age. p. 3.
  6. ^ a b "Jacana Derailment". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1973. p. 26.
  7. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.
  8. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.

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