Reservoir railway station

Reservoir railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Reservoir. It was renamed Reservoir on 1 December 1909.

The station was the terminus for suburban services on the Whittlesea line, with the line duplicated in December 1910, and in July 1921, it became the terminus for electric trains. In 1924, an 8 metre long turntable was provided at the station, for the operation of an AEC railmotor between Reservoir and Whittlesea station, running two trips a day. Electric trains were extended to Thomastown in December 1929, and the turntable was abolished in 1940.

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the High Street level crossing in 1963.

On 8 May 1988, the former signal box and interlocked frame were abolished. Also abolished were crossovers, formerly located at the Up and Down ends of the station, and the double line block system between Reservoir and Keon Park, which was replaced with automatic three position signalling. Pedestrian boom barriers were also provided at the pedestrian crossing, located at the Down end of the station, and at the High Street level crossing. Two months earlier, the double line block system between Bell and Reservoir was abolished.

The current High Street level crossing was provided in 1991.

On 25 June 1996, it was upgraded to a premium station.

In January 2016, it was announced by the Level Crossing Removal Authority that the High Street level crossing will be removed by grade separation. Preliminary designs were released in September 2018 showing the grade separation as elevated rail with a new station in the current location. Plans for grade separation have dated as far back as the mid 1970s.

Platforms and services
Reservoir has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.

Platform 1:
 * Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Mernda

Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates seven routes via Reservoir station:
 * 301: to La Trobe University
 * 552: Northcote Shopping Plaza – North East Reservoir
 * 553: Preston – West Preston
 * 555: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre
 * 556: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre
 * 558: to North West Reservoir
 * 561: Macleod – Pascoe Vale station