Ruthven railway station

Ruthven railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 5 August 1963.<ref name="vicsigruthven">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="newsrailnov95">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

History

Ruthven station was named after William Ruthven, who served in both world wars (winning the Victoria Cross in World War I), and was later a member of the Victorian Parliament, representing Preston and then Reservoir.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref> A ceremony was held a day earlier to celebrate the opening, and dignitaries attending included Transport Minister Edward Meagher, and the opposition leader in the Victorian Legislative Council, John Galbally.<ref name="theage">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="divisionaldiarynov63">Template:Cite magazine</ref> When it opened, the station building was painted bright red.<ref name=theage/>

In 2022, Ruthven received a $1.03 million upgrade, as part of the Victoria's Big Build project,<ref name="bigbuild1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="bigbuild2">Template:Cite web</ref> including improved facilities and lighting, resurfacing the asphalt on the island platform, new PTV station signage with the red "Clifton Hill group" colour, and a substation constructed opposite Platform 1.<ref name=bigbuild1/><ref name=bigbuild2/>

Platforms and services

A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2

Ruthven has one island platform with two faces 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

Dysons operates one bus route via Ruthven station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
• 
  New-style station signage,
  May 2023

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au