Jacana railway station
Jacana | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in September 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | JAC | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 February 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Jacana railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 15 February 1959,[1] and serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Jacana and Glenroy.
The railway past the site of Jacana station opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway 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 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 by a flyover at the northern 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 current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, west of the station, was provided in 1975, replacing an earlier overpass.[3]
Platforms & services
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line trains.[4]
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.
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.
- ^ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au