Reservoir station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Reservoir is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in December 2019.

Initially opened as Preston-Reservoir, the station was given its current name of Reservoir on 1 December 1909.

History

Reservoir station opened when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy station. The reservoirs were constructed to hold Melbourne's water supply from the Yan Yean Reservoir. In 1967, the former ground-level station buildings were provided, replacing the original structures.

In the early hours of 13 July 1975, a deliberately-lit fire damaged Harris motor 567M and Tait motor 345M, both of which were stabled at the station. On 29 December 1980, Harris backing trailer 533BT, which was in a consist operating the 23:15 down service to Epping, was damaged by fire as it arrived at the station.

On 18 December 1986, a number of sidings and signals were abolished. as well as the double line block signalling system between Reservoir and Keon Park, which was replaced with automatic three-position signalling. with that arrangement existing until the grade separation of the level crossing in 2019. On 25 June 1996, Reservoir was upgraded to a premium station.

In January 2016, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced that the High Street level crossing would be removed by grade separation. In September 2018, preliminary designs were released, showing that the grade separation would be achieved by elevating the railway, with a new station to be built at the existing location. The winning station design was produced by local architecture firm Genton. Plans for grade separation have dated as far back as the early to mid 1970s.

On 2 December 2019, the ground-level station was closed for demolition, and the new station, above a multi-road intersection, was opened on 16 December of that year. As part of the work, crossovers were reinstated at both the up and down ends of the new station.

The design reconnects Edwardes Street and Broadway via a new civic plaza, improves pedestrian safety and access, and includes space for future tram and bus interchange expansion. The station received multiple awards, including the Special Prize Exterior at the 2021 Prix Versailles and the Sustainability Award at the Australasian Rail Industry Awards. It was also shortlisted in the 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards. Reservoir Station is the first train station in Australia to achieve a 5-star Green Star As-Built rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.

Platforms and services

Reservoir has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Mernda line trains.

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Dysons operates seven bus routes via Reservoir station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to La Trobe University Bundoora campus
  • : North East Reservoir to Northcote Plaza
  • : Preston to West Preston
  • : Pacific Epping to Northland Shopping Centre
  • : Pacific Epping to Northland Shopping Centre
  • : to North West Reservoir
  • : Macleod to Pascoe Vale station

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File:Reservoir Station.jpg|Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 2, November 2013

File:Reservoir_Station_in_February_2020.jpg|Southbound view from Platform 2, February 2020

File:Reservoir railway station level crossing removal 2020.jpg|The new elevated station viewed from Edwardes and Spring Streets, December 2020

File:Station PIDS at Platform 1 at Reservoir, July 2024.jpg|A station PID on Platform 1 displaying a Mernda-bound service

File:Reservoir station forecourt, July 2024.jpg|The station's forecourt, landscaping and concourse, July 2024

File:Customer service and concourse at Reservoir.jpg|The customer service, Myki readers and concourse, July 2024

File:Reservoir northern ticketing, July 2024.jpg|The northern side Myki readers, lifts and stairs from the main concourse, July 2024

File:Southern view and Partial views of CBD at Reservoir.jpg|Southbound view of the station car park and partial views of Melbourne CBD, July 2024

File:Concourse at Reservoir Northern view, July 2024.jpg|The southern end concourse at Reservoir station seen from the southern end stairs, July 2024

File:Bus bays at Reservoir station, July 2024.jpg|The High Street bus bays at Reservoir station, <br/>July 2024

File:Side view of Reservoir station, July 2024.jpg|The western side view of Reservoir station, <br/>July 2024

File:Reservoir station safety zone, July 2024.jpg|The southern end safety zone at Reservoir station, July 2024

File:Reservoir station forecourt (2), July 2024.jpg|The forecourt facing towards Spring Street, <br/>July 2024

File:Stairs to Platforms at Reservoir, July 2024.jpg|The southern end stairs leading to the platforms, July 2024

File:Reservoir forecourt built in signage.jpg|The built in wall station signage feature at Reservoir, July 2024

File:Reservoir Platform 2 signage, July 2024.jpg|Station signage at Platform 2, July 2024

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au