Jacana railway station
37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E / -37.6951; 144.9158
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Jacana railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Glenroy, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jacana station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 15 February 1959.[4]
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.[5] The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.[5]
The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[4] In July 1958, construction of the station began,[6] with the slewing of the down line occurring on 13 September of that year[7] 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.[8]
On 17 December 1972, the station was damaged by fire.[9] Three days later, on 20 December, 10 wagons on a Sydney-bound freight train on the standard gauge line derailed immediately west of the station.[9] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[10] Much of the debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[10]
In 1975, the current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided, replacing an earlier overpass.[11]
On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana, injuring 13 people.[12][13][14] A city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train, and two carriages derailed.[12][13]
Platforms and services
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[15]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
Gallery
- Northbound view from Platform 2, September 2007
- Southbound view of Platform 2, December 2018
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Jacana", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 27 September 2022
- ^ "Works, Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1958. p. 43.
- ^ "Tenders, Works, Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1958. p. 60.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Binnie, Craig (15 November 1996). "Head-on train crash leaves 13 injured". Herald Sun. p. 3.
- ^ a b Costa, Gabrielle (15 November 1996). "Suburban train collision injures 13". The Age. p. A3.
- ^ Brammall, Bruce (6 August 1997). "Rail crash torment". Herald Sun. p. 13.
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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