Jacana railway station

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Jacana
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Southbound view from Platform 2, with two Siemens Nexas trains occupying both platforms, December 2023
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 / -37.6951; 144.9158
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Craigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959;65 years ago (1959-02-15)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–200684,247 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy
towards Flinders Street
Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
Legend
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BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Glenroy
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BSicon STRf.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon SKRZ-Bo(l).svg
BSicon SKRZ-Bo(r).svg
AUS Alphanumeric Route M80.svg Western Ring Road
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BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Broadmeadows

Jacana railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, 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]

Contents

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:

Platform 2:

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