Rushall railway station
Rushall | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sumner Avenue, Fitzroy North Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′00″S 144°59′31″E / 37.7832°S 144.9920°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.54 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 5 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | RUS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 January 1927 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Rushall railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy North, in a part of the suburb that used to be known as Rushall, and opened on 1 January 1927.[1] Until July 1948, it was located at the eastern end of the former Inner Circle line, which passed between Rushall and Royal Park.
The station backs up to the Merri Creek, but is connected to Westgarth by an 80 metre long narrow bridge for pedestrians and cyclists on the Merri Creek Trail.
On 6 February 2016, whilst operating a Flinders Street service, and negotiating the tightest curve on the metropolitan railway system, a trailer carriage of an X'Trapolis train derailed 100m north of the station, resulting in one injury. The line reopened the next day.[2]
On 10 February 2016, another derailment, involving track machines, occurred near Rushall. This derailment resulted in buses replacing trains between Clifton Hill and Bell for much of 11 February. The line partially reopened for evening peak commuters later that day.[3]
Platforms & services
Rushall has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Rushall station:
- 250: La Trobe University Bundoora Campus - Queen Street (City)[5]
- 251: Northland Shopping Centre - Queen Street (City)[6]>
In music
Melbourne indie band Underground Lovers wrote a song named Rushall Station, about the quietness of the site, which then became the title track for an album. The station is also mentioned in Marcel Borrack's song Ruthven to Rushall.[7]
In October 2016, Melbourne electronic music producer Arcadic released a song named after the station, titled Rushall. The single artwork depicts Merri Creek, taken from the window of a train departing Rushall station.[8]
Gallery
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Merri Creek bridge next to the station
References
- ^ Rushall Vicsig
- ^ South Morang train derails in Fitzroy North The Age
- ^ Metro's second derailment at Rushall in one week forces commuters onto buses The Age
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ Songs About Melbourne - Fitzroy Australia by Song
- ^ "Rushall, by arcadic". arcadic. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Rushall railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
