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Jacana railway station

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Jacana station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jacana is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 15 February 1959.[5]

Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Jacana
View from Platform 1, looking north, showing the station building and pedestrian overpass
Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2026
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineCraigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Ground
AccessibleNo – steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959; 67 years ago (1959-02-15)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–200684,247[1]
2006–200791,548[1] Increase 8.66%
2007–200896,753[1] Increase 5.68%
2008–2009137,596[2] Increase 42.21%
2009–2010148,646[2] Increase 8.03%
2010–2011145,636[2] Decrease 2.02%
2011–2012123,092[2] Decrease 15.48%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–201480,120[2] Decrease 34.91%
2014–2015104,141[1] Increase 29.98%
2015–2016139,307[2] Increase 33.76%
2016–2017160,140[2] Increase 14.95%
2017–2018197,118[2] Increase 23.09%
2018–2019226,809[2] Increase 15.06%
2019–2020221,650[2] Decrease 2.27%
2020–2021129,500[2] Decrease 41.57%
2021–2022133,250[3] Increase 2.89%
2022–2023176,700[4] Increase 32.61%
2023–2024215,600[4] Increase 22.01%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
1
2
Location
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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.[6] The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.[6]

The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[5] In July 1958, construction of the station began,[7] with the slewing of the down line occurring on 13 September of that year[8] 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.[9]

On 17 December 1972, the station was damaged by fire.[10] 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.[10] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[11] Much of the debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[11]

In 1975, the current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided, replacing an earlier overpass.[12]

On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana, injuring 13 people.[13][14][15] A city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train, and two carriages derailed.[13][14]

Platforms and services

Southbound view from Platform 2, with two Siemens Nexas trains on Craigieburn and City services occupying both platforms, December 2023

Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[16]

More information Platform, Line ...
Jacana platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Craigieburn line  Flinders Street City Loop All stations See City Loop for operating patterns [17]
2  Craigieburn line  Craigieburn All stations [17]
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