Ruthven railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 5 August 1963.
Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2023
Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
New style Ruthven station Platform 1 signage, May 2023
A Mernda bound X'Trapolis train arrives at Platform 2 at Ruthven, May 2023
The Mernda line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's eighth longest metropolitan railway line at 33.1 kilometres (20.6 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Mernda station in the north, serving 29 stations including Clifton Hill, Reservoir, Epping, and South Morang. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24-hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 7.5 minutes are operated with services every 10–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Mernda line run with two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Mernda station, the terminus of the Mernda line, August 2018.
Epping station was rebuilt as part of the project.
South Morang station opened on 2 April 2012.
The space underneath the rail corridor on the Mernda extension features public open space like playground equipment.