Reservoir railway station

Reservoir

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°E / -37.7168; 145.0071Coordinates: 37°43′00″S 145°00′26″E / 37.7168°S 145.0071°E / -37.7168; 145.0071
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
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
South Morang line
toward South Morang

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:

Platform 2:

Dyson's Bus Services operates five routes via Reservoir station:

East West Bus Company operates two routes via Reservoir station:

References

  1. 1 2 Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
  2. ↑ Reservoir Vicsig
  3. ↑ Public Office Record Victoria. "Reservoir - Public Record Office Victoria Photographic Collection". proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=41. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 220.
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1991. p. 338.
  6. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  7. ↑ End of the line for older Melbourne stations being torn down and rebuilt - The Age
  8. ↑ High Street, Reservoir - Level Crossing Removal Authority
  9. ↑ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 19.
  10. ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 553 Preston - West Preston timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ Route 556 Epping Plaza SC - Northland SC via Keon Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ Route 558 Reservoir via North West Reservoir timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Route 301 Reservoir Station - La Trobe University (Bundoora Campus) timetable Public Transport Victoria
  17. ↑ Route 561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale timetable Public Transport Victoria
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