Ruthven railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°42′28″S 145°00′34″E / 37.7079°S 145.0094°E / -37.7079; 145.0094Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)MerndaDistance15.95 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking80AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeRUTFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened5 August 1963; 60 years ago (1963-08-05)RebuiltSeptember 2022 (station improvements)ElectrifiedDecember 1929
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006140,727[1]2006–2007154,873[1] Increase 10.05%2007–2008192,765[1] Increase 24.46%2008–2009313,836[2] Increase 62.8%2009–2010274,917[2] Decrease 12.4%2010–2011273,027[2] Decrease 0.68%2011–2012258,962[2] Decrease 5.15%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014205,369[2] Decrease 20.7%2014–2015250,925[1] Increase 22.18%2015–2016340,791[2] Increase 35.81%2016–2017373,097[2] Increase 9.47%2017–2018407,505[2] Increase 9.22%2018–2019409,500[2] Increase 0.49%2019–2020334,100[2] Decrease 18.4%2020–2021162,400[2] Decrease 51.4%2021–2022157,350[3] Decrease 3.1%2022–2023237,150[4] Increase 50.71% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Reservoir Mernda line Keon Park
towards Mernda
Track layout
Legend
to Reservoir
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Ruthven railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 5 August 1963.[5][6]

History

Ruthven station opened on 5 August 1963, and was named after William Ruthven, who served in both world wars (winning the Victoria Cross in World War I), and was later a member of the Victorian Parliament, representing Preston and then Reservoir.[7][8] A ceremony occurred a day earlier to celebrate the opening, with dignitaries who attended the opening including then Transport Minister Edward Meagher, and then opposition leader in the Victorian Legislative Council, John Galbally.[9][10] When it opened, the station building was painted in a bright red colour.[9]

In 2022, Ruthven received a $1.03 million upgrade, as part of the Victoria's Big Build project.[11][12] Upgrades to the station included improved facilities and lighting, resurfacing the asphalt on the island platform, new PTV station signage with the red “Clifton Hill group” colour and a substation constructed opposite Platform 1.[11][12]

Platforms and services

Ruthven has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[13]

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 one bus route via Ruthven station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
    Northbound view from Platform 2,
    May 2014
  • New style Ruthven station Platform 1 signage, May 2023
    New style Ruthven station Platform 1 signage, May 2023
  • A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2 at Ruthven, May 2023
    A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2 at Ruthven, May 2023

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  5. ^ "Ruthven". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
  7. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  8. ^ "Ruthven, William (1893-1970) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online". www.adb.online.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Ruthven Railway Station Opened". The Age. 5 August 1963. p. 9.
  10. ^ "New Works, Closures, Tenders, Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1963. p. 10.
  11. ^ a b "Works notice – upcoming works at Ruthven Station May 2022". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Ruthven Substation". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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