Rushall railway station

Rushall
Northbound view from Platform 2
Location	Sumner Avenue, Fitzroy North
Coordinates	37°47′00″S 144°59′31″E / 37.7832°S 144.9920°ECoordinates: 37°47′00″S 144°59′31″E / 37.7832°S 144.9920°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	South Morang
Distance	7.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	RUS
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 January 1927
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Clifton Hill toward Flinders Street South Morang line Merri toward South Morang

Rushall railway station is located on the South Morang 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, opening on 1 January 1927.^[1] Until July 1948, it was the eastern end of the Inner Circle, which passed between Rushall and Royal Park.

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, whist 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' South Morang line services.^[4]

Platform 1:

• South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Rushall station:

• 250: La Trobe University - Queen Street (City)^[5]
• 251: Northland - Queen Street (City)^[6]

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]

Gallery

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  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. South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
5. Route 250 La Trobe University - City (Queen St) timetable Public Transport Victoria
6. Route 251 Northland SC - City (Queen St) timetable Public Transport Victoria
7. Songs About Melbourne - Fitzroy Australia by Song

External links

• Media related to Rushall railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons* Melway