Reservoir railway station
Reservoir | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view taken from platform 2 in November 2013. | |||||||||||
| Location |
High Street, Reservoir Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′00″S 145°00′26″E / 37.7168°S 145.0071°ECoordinates: 37°43′00″S 145°00′26″E / 37.7168°S 145.0071°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Morang | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.94 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 380 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | RES | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Reservoir railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Reservoir. It was renamed Reservoir on 1 December 1909.[1][2]
The station was the terminus for suburban services on the Whittlesea line, with the line duplicated in December 1910, and in July 1921, it became the terminus for electric trains. In 1924, an 8 metre long turntable was provided at the station, for the operation of an AEC railmotor between Reservoir and Whittlesea station, running two trips a day.[1] Electric trains were extended to Thomastown in December 1929, and the turntable was abolished in 1940.
Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the High Street level crossing in 1963.[3]
On 8 May 1988, the former signal box and interlocked frame were abolished. Also abolished were crossovers, formerly located at the Up and Down ends of the station,[4] and the double line block system between Reservoir and Keon Park, which was replaced with automatic three position signalling.[4] Pedestrian boom barriers were also provided at the pedestrian crossing, located at the Down end of the station, and at the High Street level crossing.[4] Two months earlier, the double line block system between Bell and Reservoir was abolished.[4]
The current High Street level crossing was provided in 1991.[5]
On 25 June 1996, it was upgraded to a Premium station.[6]
In January 2016, it was announced, by the Level Crossing Removal Authority, that the High Street level crossing will be removed by grade separation, with the road either going over or under.[7][8] Plans for grade separation have dated as far back as the mid 1970s.[9]
Platforms and services
Reservoir has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[10]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates five routes via Reservoir station:
- 552: Northcote Shopping Plaza – North East Reservoir[11]
- 553: Preston – West Preston[12]
- 555: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[13]
- 556: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[14]
- 558: to North West Reservoir[15]
East West Bus Company operates two routes via Reservoir station:
- 301: to La Trobe University[16]
- 561: Macleod – Pascoe Vale station[17]
References
- 1 2 Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
- ↑ Reservoir Vicsig
- ↑ Public Office Record Victoria. "Reservoir - Public Record Office Victoria Photographic Collection". proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=41. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "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. p. 310.
- ↑ End of the line for older Melbourne stations being torn down and rebuilt - The Age
- ↑ High Street, Reservoir - Level Crossing Removal Authority
- ↑ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 19.
- ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 553 Preston - West Preston timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 556 Epping Plaza SC - Northland SC via Keon Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 558 Reservoir via North West Reservoir timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 301 Reservoir Station - La Trobe University (Bundoora Campus) timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale timetable Public Transport Victoria