Jacana railway station

Track layout
	Legend

Jacana
Jacana
PTV commuter rail station
	Southbound view in December 2018
General information
Location	Pascoe Vale Road,; Glenroy, Victoria 3046; City of Merri-bek ; Australia
Coordinates	37°41′42″S144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	North East
Distance	15.43 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	JAC
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	15 February 1959;64 years ago
Electrified	September 1921; (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	84,247

Last updated February 03, 2024

Preceding station	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.^[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] It occurred after a city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train.^[12]^[13] Two carriages derailed in the collision.^[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

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References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
1 2 "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
1 2 "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.
1 2 Heinrichs, Paul (21 December 1972). "Cars destroyed as train derailed". The Age . p. 3.
1 2 "Jacana Derailment". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1973. p. 26.
↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.
1 2 3 Binnie, Craig (15 November 1996). "Head-on train crash leaves 13 injured". Herald Sun . p. 3.
1 2 3 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.

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigjacana-4] 1 2 "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[vicplacesjacana-5] 1 2 "Jacana", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 27 September 2022

[divisionaldiaryjul58-6] "Works, Etc". Divisional Diary . Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1958. p. 43.

[divisionaldiaryoct58-7] "Tenders, Works, Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1958. p. 60.

[8] 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.

[theage-9] 1 2 Heinrichs, Paul (21 December 1972). "Cars destroyed as train derailed". The Age . p. 3.

[newsrailfeb73-10] 1 2 "Jacana Derailment". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1973. p. 26.

[newsrailfeb75-11] "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.

[hs1-12] 1 2 3 Binnie, Craig (15 November 1996). "Head-on train crash leaves 13 injured". Herald Sun . p. 3.

[agecollision-13] 1 2 3 Costa, Gabrielle (15 November 1996). "Suburban train collision injures 13". The Age. p. A3.

[hs2-14] Brammall, Bruce (6 August 1997). "Rail crash torment". Herald Sun. p. 13.

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