Rushall railway station

For the closed station in England, see Rushall railway station, West Midlands.

Rushall
File:Rushall.JPG Northbound view from Platform 2
Location	Sumner Avenue, Fitzroy North
Coordinates
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. Until July 1948 it was the eastern end of the Inner Circle, which passed between Rushall and Royal Park.

The station backs up to Merri Creek, but is connected to Westgarth by an 80 metre long narrow bridge for pedestrians and cyclists on the Merri Creek Trail.

Platforms & services

File:Rushallstationbridge.JPG

Merri Creek bridge next to the station

Rushall has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.

Platform 1:

• South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Rushall station:

• 546: Heidelberg station - Melbourne University

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.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons* Melway