Jacana railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and 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.
Jacana station opened on 15 February 1959, a number of years before the Housing Commission started construction of its nearby Jacana estate.[5] The station, like the suburb itself, appears to get its name from a nearby street in neighbouring Broadmeadows.[5]
The railway past the site of Jacana originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[4] In July 1958, construction of the station began,[6] with the slewing of the down line occurring on 13 September of that year[7] 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.[8]
On 17 December 1972, the station was damaged by fire.[9] 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.[9] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[10] Much of the debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[10]
In 1975, the current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided, replacing an earlier overpass.[11]
On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana, injuring 13 people.[12][13][14] A city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train, and two carriages derailed.[12][13]
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[15]
Platform 1:
Platform 2: