RESERVOIR RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE

'Reservoir' is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Reservoir, on the Epping railway line. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap
Reservoir is classed as a Premium Station.

Contents

Location

Facilities

History

Location

The station is located in between High Street and Spring Street. The dangerous 5 road High Street crossing is north of the station.

Facilities

The station consists of side two platforms. Platform 1 contains a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside while platform 2 contains a semi-large weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard is located at the entrance to platform 2.
Both platforms can be accessed via High Street and Spring Street.

History

Reservoir Station opened on Tuesday, 8th October 1889 as Preston - Reservoir. It was later renamed to Reservoir in 1909.