Reservoir railway station
Reservoir railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Reservoir. It was renamed Reservoir on 1 December 1909.[4][5]
Reservoir | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
Southbound view from Platform 2 in February 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | High Street, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 City of Darebin Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′00″S 145°00′26″E / 37.7168°S 145.0071°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.94 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 380 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | RES | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2 December 2019 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1967 16 December 2019 (LXRP) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Preston - Reservoir (1889-1909) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | 850,907[1] | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | 931,894[1] 9.51% | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | 1,072,476[1] 15.08% | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | 1,236,817[2] 15.32% | ||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 1,316,708[2] 6.45% | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | 1,272,669[2] 3.34% | ||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 1,157,335[2] 9.06% | ||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 1,181,322[2] 2.07% | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 1,099,944[1] 6.88% | ||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 1,103,946[2] 0.36% | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | 1,108,520[2] 0.41% | ||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 1,121,719[2] 1.19% | ||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 959,063[2] 14.5% | ||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | 517,550[2] 46.03% | ||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | 349,200[2] 32.52% | ||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | 473,200[3] 35.51% | ||||||||||
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History
Reservoir station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy.[4] On 23 December of that year, the line was extended to Epping.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the three reservoirs that were built south-east of the station, in 1864, 1909 and 1913 respectively.[6][7] The reservoirs were provided to hold Melbourne's water supply from the Yan Yean Reservoir.[6]
The station was the terminus for suburban services on the Whittlesea line. The line was duplicated in December 1910 and, in July 1921, Reservoir became the terminus for electric trains. In 1924, an 8-metre-long turntable was provided at the station, to turn the AEC railmotor which operated between Reservoir and Whittlesea, operating two trips a day.[5] In December 1929, electric trains were extended to Thomastown and, in 1940, the turntable was abolished.[4]
In 1959, duplication of the line to Keonpark was provided.[4] In 1963, manually operated boom barriers replaced hand operated gates at the former High Street level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[8] In 1967, the former ground level station buildings were provided, replacing the original structures.[9]
In the early hours of 13 July 1975, a deliberately lit fire damaged Harris motor 567M and Tait motor 345M, both of which were stabled at the station.[10][11] On 29 December 1980, Harris backing trailer 533BT, which was in a consist that was operating the 23:15 down service to Epping, was damaged by fire as it arrived into the station.[12]
On 18 December 1986, a number of sidings and signals were abolished.[4] On 1 April 1987, further sidings were abolished.[4] On 8 May 1988, the former signal box and interlocked frame were abolished. Also abolished were two crossovers, formerly located at the up and down ends of the station,[13] as well as the double line block signalling system between Reservoir and Keon Park, which was replaced with automatic three-position signalling.[13] Pedestrian gates were also provided at the former station pedestrian crossing, which was located at the down end, and at the former High Street level crossing.[13] Two months earlier, the double line block system between Bell and Reservoir had been abolished.[13]
In 1991, a reconfigured High Street level crossing was provided,[14] with that arrangement existing until the grade separation of the level crossing in 2019. On 25 June 1996, Reservoir was upgraded to a premium station.[15]
In January 2016, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced that the High Street level crossing would be removed by grade separation.[16][17] In September 2018, preliminary designs were released, showing the grade separation as elevated rail with a new station in the current location.[18] Plans for grade separation have dated as far back as the early to mid 1970s.[19][20]
On 2 December 2019, the ground-level station was closed to the general public for demolition, and the new station, elevated above a multi-road intersection, was opened on 16 December of that year.[21] As part of the work, crossovers were reinstated at both the up and down ends of the rebuilt station.[4]
Platforms and services
Reservoir has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Mernda line trains.[22]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Dysons operates seven bus routes via Reservoir station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 301 : to La Trobe University Bundoora campus[23]
- 552 : North East Reservoir to Northcote Plaza[24]
- 553 : Preston to West Preston[25]
- 555 : Pacific Epping to Northland Shopping Centre[26]
- 556 : Pacific Epping to Northland Shopping Centre[27]
- 558 : to North West Reservoir[28]
- 561 : Macleod to Pascoe Vale station[29]
Gallery
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Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 2 in November 2013
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Eastbound view in December 2020
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Reservoir". vicsig.net. from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
- ^ a b "Reservoir". Victorian Places. from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "New Works, Closures". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1967. p. 12.
- ^ "A bad weekend for the railways". The Age. 14 July 1975. p. 2.
- ^ "Rollingstock & Locomotives". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1975. p. 201.
- ^ "Delays, Derailments, etc". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1981. p. 49.
- ^ a b c d "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 220.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1991. p. 338.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ Carey, Adam (31 January 2016). "End of the line for older Melbourne stations being torn down and rebuilt". The Age. from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ High Street, Reservoir 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Authority
- ^ "Reservoir level crossing project design announced". Level Crossing Removal Authority. from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "New Works and Re-Arrangements". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1970. p. 5.
- ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 19.
- ^ "New Reservoir Station open in time for the holidays". Victoria's Big Build. from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "301 Reservoir Station - La Trobe University (Bundoora Campus)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza via High Street". Public Transport Victoria. from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "553 Preston - West Preston via Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "556 Epping Plaza SC - Northland SC via Keon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "558 Reservoir via North West Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au