Ruthven railway station is located on the
Mernda line in
Victoria,
Australia
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. It serves the northern
Melbourne suburb of
Reservoir, and it opened on 5 August 1963.
History
Ruthven station opened on 5 August 1963, and 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
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and then
Reservoir. A ceremony occurred a day earlier to celebrate the opening, with dignitaries who attended the opening including then Transport Minister
Edward Meagher, and then
opposition leader in the
Victorian Legislative Council,
John Galbally
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Early life
Galbally was educated at St Patrick's College in East Melbourne and Melbourne High School. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a ...
.
When it opened, the station building was painted in a bright red colour.
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In 2022, Ruthven received a $1.03 million upgrade, as part of the ''Victoria's Big Build'' project.][
]
Platforms and services
Ruthven has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.
Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Dysons operates one bus route via Ruthven station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria
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:
* : Pacific Epping
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– Northland Shopping Centre
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References
External links
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Mernda=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1963
Railway stations in the City of Darebin