Jacana railway station

Jacana
Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2026
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°41′42″S 144°54′57″E / 37.6951°S 144.9158°E / -37.6951; 144.9158
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineCraigieburn
Distance15.43 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo – steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeJAC
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1959 (1959-02-15)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–200684,247
2006–200791,548  8.66%
2007–200896,753  5.68%
2008–2009137,596  42.21%
2009–2010148,646  8.03%
2010–2011145,636  2.02%
2011–2012123,092  15.48%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–201480,120  34.91%
2014–2015104,141  29.98%
2015–2016139,307  33.76%
2016–2017160,140  14.95%
2017–2018197,118  23.09%
2018–2019226,809  15.06%
2019–2020221,650  2.27%
2020–2021129,500  41.57%
2021–2022133,250  2.89%
2022–2023176,700  32.61%
2023–2024215,600  22.01%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Glenroy Craigieburn line Broadmeadows
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
1
2
Location

Jacana station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jacana station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 15 February 1959.

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.