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]

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Jacana
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view, December 2018
General information
Location	Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy, Victoria 3046 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	15.43 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	JAC
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	15 February 1959; 65 years ago (1959-02-15)
Electrified	September 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	84,247[1]
2006–2007	91,548[1]  8.66%
2007–2008	96,753[1]  5.68%
2008–2009	137,596[2]  42.21%
2009–2010	148,646[2]  8.03%
2010–2011	145,636[2]  2.02%
2011–2012	123,092[2]  15.48%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	80,120[2]  34.91%
2014–2015	104,141[1]  29.98%
2015–2016	139,307[2]  33.76%
2016–2017	160,140[2]  14.95%
2017–2018	197,118[2]  23.09%
2018–2019	226,809[2]  15.06%
2019–2020	221,650[2]  2.27%
2020–2021	129,500[2]  41.57%
2021–2022	133,250[3]  2.89%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Glenroy towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Broadmeadows towards Craigieburn
Track layout Legend to Glenroy 1 2 Western Ring Road to Broadmeadows

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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:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn