Rushall railway station

Rushall railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy North, in a part of the suburb that used to be known as Rushall, and opened on 1 January 1927.[1] Until July 1948, it was located at the eastern end of the former Inner Circle line, which passed between Rushall and Royal Park.

For the closed station in England, see Rushall railway station (England).

Rushall
Northbound view from Platform 2
LocationSumner Avenue, Fitzroy North
Australia
Coordinates37°47′00″S 144°59′31″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Mernda
Distance7.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking5
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeRUS
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 January 1927
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Mernda line
Merri
towards Mernda

The station backs up to the Merri Creek, but is connected to Westgarth by an 80 metre long narrow bridge for pedestrians and cyclists on the Merri Creek Trail.

On 6 February 2016, whilst operating a Flinders Street service, and negotiating the tightest curve on the metropolitan railway system, a trailer carriage of an X'Trapolis train derailed 100m north of the station, resulting in one injury. The line reopened the next day.[2]

On 10 February 2016, another derailment, involving track machines, occurred near Rushall. This derailment resulted in buses replacing trains between Clifton Hill and Bell for much of 11 February. The line partially reopened for evening peak commuters later that day.[3]

Platforms & services

Rushall has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Rushall station:

In music

Melbourne indie band Underground Lovers wrote a song named Rushall Station, about the quietness of the site, which then became the title track for an album. The station is also mentioned in Marcel Borrack's song Ruthven to Rushall.[7]

In October 2016, Melbourne electronic music producer Arcadic released a song named after the station, titled Rushall. The single artwork depicts Merri Creek, taken from the window of a train departing Rushall station.[8]

  • Merri Creek bridge next to the station

References
  1. Rushall Vicsig
  2. South Morang train derails in Fitzroy North The Age
  3. Metro's second derailment at Rushall in one week forces commuters onto buses The Age
  4. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. Songs About Melbourne - Fitzroy Australia by Song
  8. "Rushall, by arcadic". arcadic. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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