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.[2]

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″S 144°54′57″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
Disabled access	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; 63 years ago (1959-02-15)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (September 1921)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.138 million[1]
2009-2010	0.149 million[1]
2010-2011	0.146 million[1]
2011-2012	0.123 million[1]
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.080 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Glenroy towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Broadmeadows towards Craigieburn

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.[3] The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.[3]

The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. 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, which was under construction at the same time.[4]

The station was damaged by fire on 17 December 1972. Three days later, on 20 December, 10 wagons on a Sydney bound freight train on the North East standard gauge line derailed immediately west of the station.[5] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[6] Much of debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[6]

The current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided in 1975, replacing an earlier overpass.[7]

Platforms and services

Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au