Jacana railway station

Jacana railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 15 February 1959,[1] and serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Jacana and Glenroy.

Jacana
Northbound view in September 2007
LocationPascoe Vale Road, Glenroy
Australia
Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn

The railway past the site of Jacana opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. 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 under construction at the same time.[2]

The North East standard gauge line is 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.

The station was partially 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.[3] The station's pedestrian overpass was damaged during the derailment.

The current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided in 1975, replacing an earlier overpass.[4]

Platforms & services

Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Heinrichs, Paul (21 December 1972). "Cars destroyed as train derailed". The Age. p. 3.
  4. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 44.
  5. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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