Reservoir railway station

The station was the terminus for suburban services on the Whittlesea line, with the line duplicated in December 1910, and in July 1921, it became the terminus for electric trains. In 1924, an 8 metre long turntable was provided at the station, for the operation of an AEC railmotor between Reservoir and Whittlesea station, running two trips a day.[2] Electric trains were extended to Thomastown in December 1929, and the turntable was abolished in 1940.

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former High Street level crossing in 1963.[3][4]

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.[5]

On 18 December 1986, a number of sidings and signals were abolished.[3] Further sidings were abolished on 1 April 1987.[3]

On 8 May 1988, the former signal box and interlocked frame were abolished. Also abolished were crossovers, formerly located at the Up and Down ends of the station,[6] and the double line block system between Reservoir and Keon Park, which was replaced with automatic three position signalling.[6] Pedestrian boom barriers were also provided at the pedestrian crossing, located at the Down end of the station, and at the former High Street level crossing.[6] Two months earlier, the double line block system between Bell and Reservoir was abolished.[6]

A new High Street level crossing was completed in 1991.[7] This arrangement existed until the grade separation of the level crossing in 2019.

On 25 June 1996, it was upgraded to a Premium Station.[8]

In January 2016, it was announced by the Level Crossing Removal Authority that the High Street level crossing would be removed by grade separation.[9][10] Preliminary designs were released in September 2018, showing the grade separation as elevated rail with a new station in the current location.[11] Plans for grade separation have dated as far back as the mid 1970s.[12]

On 2 December 2019, the former ground level station was closed to the general public, due to the level crossing removal and realignment. The new station was opened on Monday 16 December 2019. This new station is elevated above a multi-road intersection. Crossovers were also reinstated at both the Up and Down ends of the rebuilt station.[3]

Reservoir 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

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

•  301 : to La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[14]
•  552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Shopping Plaza[15]
•  553 : Preston – West Preston[16]
•  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[17]
•  556 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[18]
•  558 : to North West Reservoir[19]
•  561 : Macleod – Pascoe Vale station[20]

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  Northbound view, taken from the former ground level Platform 2, in November 2013

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au