Rushall railway station

Rushall railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Fitzroy North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 January 1927.<ref name="vicsigrushall">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Named after a nearby street, itself possibly named after a housing development in 1869,<ref name="vprushall">Template:Cite web</ref> Rushall was also a station on the former Inner Circle line, which operated between Clifton Hill and Royal Park until July 1948.

Rushall is located next to Merri Creek, and is connected to Westgarth by a narrow, 80-metre-long footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists, crossing the Merri Creek as part of the Merri Creek Trail.

Incidents

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 10 February 2016, another derailment occurred near Rushall, involving track maintenance machines, resulting in buses replacing trains between Clifton Hill and Bell for much of 11 February. The line partially reopened for evening peak later that day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 Regent to Rushall.<ref>Songs About Melbourne - Fitzroy Australia by Song</ref>

In October 2016, Melbourne electronic music producer Arcadic released a single named after the station, titled Rushall. The artwork depicted Merri Creek, taken from the window of a train departing Rushall station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Platforms and services

Rushall has two side platforms and is served by Mernda line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Mernda	All stations

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Rushall station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

• Merri Creek footbridge, which connects the station to the Merri Creek Trail and nearby Westgarth station, November 2004
  Merri Creek footbridge, which connects the station to the Merri Creek Trail and nearby Westgarth station, November 2004
• South-east-bound view from Platform 2, October 2005
  South-east-bound view from Platform 2, October 2005

External links

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• Melway map at street-directory.com.au