Ruthven railway station

Ruthven
Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2023
General information
Location	High Street, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°42′28″S145°00′34″E / 37.7079°S 145.0094°E / -37.7079; 145.0094
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Mernda
Distance	15.95 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	RUT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 August 1963;62 years ago (1963-08-05)
Electrified	December 1929 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	140,727 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Reservoir towards Flinders Street		Mernda line		Keon Park towards Mernda

Track layout
Legend to Reservoir 1 2 to Keon Park

Location

Ruthven railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 5 August 1963. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Ruthven station was named after William Ruthven, who served in both world wars (winning the Victoria Cross in World War I), and was later a member of the Victorian Parliament, representing Preston and then Reservoir. ^{[7] [8]} A ceremony was held a day earlier to celebrate the opening, and dignitaries attending included Transport Minister Edward Meagher, and the opposition leader in the Victorian Legislative Council, John Galbally. ^{[9] [10]} When it opened, the station building was painted bright red. ^[9]

In 2022, Ruthven received a $1.03 million upgrade, as part of the Victoria's Big Build project, ^{[11] [12]} including improved facilities and lighting, resurfacing the asphalt on the island platform, new PTV station signage with the red "Clifton Hill group" colour, and a substation constructed opposite Platform 1. ^{[11] [12]}

Platforms and services

A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2

Ruthven has one island platform with two faces and is served by Mernda line trains. ^[13]

Current

Ruthven platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Mernda line	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Mernda line	Mernda	All stations

Transport links

Dysons operates one bus route via Ruthven station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre ^[14]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
• 
  New-style station signage,
  May 2023

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
5. "Ruthven". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
6. McLean, Jack (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 333–337.
7. Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN   0-909459-06-1.
8. Matthew, Higgins (1988). "William Ruthven (1893–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
9. "Ruthven Railway Station Opened". The Age . 5 August 1963. p. 9.
10. "New Works, Closures, Tenders, Etc". Divisional Diary . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). November 1963. p. 10.
11. "Works notice – upcoming works at Ruthven Station May 2022". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
12. "Ruthven Substation". Victoria's Big Build. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
13. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au