Jacana railway station
{{short description|Railway station in Glenroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Jacana
| other_name =
| style = Melbourne
| type = PTV commuter rail station
| image = Siemens train running a service to Cragieburn at Jacana Railway Station, Jacana.jpg
| image_caption = Southbound view from Platform 2, with two Siemens Nexas trains occupying both platforms, December 2023
| address = Pascoe Vale Road,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
| borough = City of Merri-bek
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-37.6951|144.9158|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| owned = VicTrack
| operator = Metro Trains
| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Craigieburn|croute}}
| distance = 15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
| platform = 2 (1 island)
| tracks = 2
| other =
| bicycle =
| depth =
| accessible = No—steep ramp
| levels =
| parking =
| structure = Ground
| code = JAC
| status = Operational, unstaffed
| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1102 Public Transport Victoria]
| zone = Myki Zone 2
| closed =
| former =
| opened = {{start date and age|1959|02|15|df=y}}
| rebuilt =
| electrified = September 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
| passengers =
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 84,247[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19] Department of Transport|pass_year = 2005–2006}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 91,548|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 8.66}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 96,753|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 5.68}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 137,596[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 42.21}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 148,646|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = 8.03}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 145,636|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = -2.02}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 123,092|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -15.48}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 80,120|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = -34.91}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 104,141|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = 29.98}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 139,307|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 33.76}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 160,140|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = 14.95}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 197,118|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 23.09}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 226,809|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 15.06}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 221,650|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -2.27}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 129,500|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -41.57}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 133,250[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 2.89}}
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Craigieburn|left=Glenroy|right=Broadmeadows}}
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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.{{cite web|title=Jacana|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Jacana|website=Vicsig|accessdate=2017-04-29}}
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.{{Citation | work = Victorian Places | title = Jacana | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/jacana | access-date = 27 September 2022}} The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.
The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. In July 1958, construction of the station began,{{cite magazine|date=July 1958|title=Works, Etc.|magazine=Divisional Diary|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=43}} with the slewing of the down line occurring on 13 September of that year{{cite magazine|date=October 1958|title=Tenders, Works, Etc.|magazine=Divisional Diary|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=60}} 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.{{cite book|last=Turton|first=Keith W|title=Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|year=1973|isbn=0-85849-012-9|page=87}}
On 17 December 1972, the station was damaged by fire.{{cite news|title=Cars destroyed as train derailed|last=Heinrichs|first=Paul|date=21 December 1972|page=3|work=The Age}} 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. The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.{{cite magazine|date=February 1973|title=Jacana Derailment|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=26}} Much of the debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.
In 1975, the current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided, replacing an earlier overpass.{{cite magazine|date=February 1975|title=Way & Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=44}}
On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana, injuring 13 people.{{cite news|title=Head-on train crash leaves 13 injured|last=Binnie|first=Craig|date=15 November 1996|page=3|work=Herald Sun}}{{cite news|title=Suburban train collision injures 13|last=Costa|first=Gabrielle|date=15 November 1996|page=A3|work=The Age}}{{cite news|title=Rail crash torment|last=Brammall|first=Bruce|date=6 August 1997|page=13|work=Herald Sun}} A city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train, and two carriages derailed.
Platforms and services
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.{{cite PTV route|Craigieburn|mode=train}}
Platform 1:
- {{RouteBox|Craigieburn line|Craigieburn line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}}|black}} all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- {{RouteBox|Craigieburn line|Craigieburn line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}}|black}} all stations services to Craigieburn
Gallery
File:Jacana railway station, Melbourne.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, September 2007
Jacana_Railway_Station_December_2018.jpg|Southbound view of Platform 2, December 2018
References
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External links
- [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=144.91578762333532&y=-37.69563281761138&l=13&mt=4 Melway map] at street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Craigieburn=y|state=collapsed}}