Ruthven railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 5 August 1963.[1][2]

Ruthven
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	High Street, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°42′28″S 145°00′34″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	15.95 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Disabled access	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; 59 years ago (1963-08-05)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1929)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Reservoir towards Flinders Street Mernda line Keon Park towards Mernda

The 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.[3][4]

Platforms and services

Ruthven has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Mernda line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

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

•  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[6]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au