Jacana railway station
Jacana | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Southbound view in December 2018 | |||||||||||
| Location | Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy, Victoria 3046 City of Moreland Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°ECoordinates: 37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.43 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JAC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 February 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Jacana railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and it opened on 15 February 1959.[1]
The railway past the site of Jacana opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. 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.[2]
The North East standard gauge line is 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.
The station was partially 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.[3] The station's pedestrian overpass was damaged during the derailment, and was eventually repaired by 24 December.[4] Much of the derailment was also cleared by that date.[4]
The current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided in 1975, replacing an earlier overpass.[5]
Platforms and services[]
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
References[]
- ^ "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Heinrichs, Paul (21 December 1972). "Cars destroyed as train derailed". The Age. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Jacana Derailment". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1973. p. 26.
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1959