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Ruthven railway station

Ruthven
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2023
General information
LocationHigh Street,
Reservoir, Victoria
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°42′28″S 145°00′34″E / 37.7079°S 145.0094°E / -37.7079; 145.0094
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance15.95 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRUT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 August 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-05)
ElectrifiedDecember 1929
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006140,727[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
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Keon Park
towards Mernda
Track layout
Legend
to Reservoir
1
2
to Keon Park

Ruthven railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ruthven is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 5 August 1963.[5][6]

History

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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

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A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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References

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  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. ^ "William Ruthven (1893–1970)". 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. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
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