Jacana railway station

Jacana
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, with two Siemens Nexas trains occupying both platforms, December 2023
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E / -37.6951; 144.9158
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959; 65 years ago (1959-02-15)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
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%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
Legend
to Glenroy
1
2
Western Ring Road
to Broadmeadows

Jacana railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, which is 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.[4]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Jacana". Vicsig. Retrieved 29 April 2017.