| Jacana | |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Address: | Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy, Victoria |
| Borough: | City of Merri-bek |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.6951°N 144.9158°W |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Line: | North East |
| Distance: | 15.43 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platform: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Accessible: | No—steep ramp |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Code: | JAC |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Electrified: | September 1921 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Map State: | expanded |
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.[1]
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. 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.[1] In July 1958, construction of the station began,[2] with the slewing of the down line occurring on 13 September of that year[3] 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.[4]
On 17 December 1972, the station was damaged by fire.[5] 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.[5] The pedestrian overpass at the station was damaged during the derailment, but was repaired by 24 December.[6] Much of the debris resulting from the derailment was also cleared by that date.[6]
In 1975, the current overpass on Pascoe Vale Road, to the west of the station, was provided, replacing an earlier overpass.[7]
On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana, injuring 13 people.[8] [9] [10] A city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows-bound train, and two carriages derailed.[8] [9]
Jacana has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2: