Regent railway station
37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E / 37.7284°S 145.0029°E / -37.7284; 145.0029
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Regent railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Regent station is a ground-level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1970.[5]
Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905.[5]
History
Named after the locality and nearby Regent Street,[6] Regent station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.[5]
In 1967, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[7] In 1970, the present station buildings were provided.[8][9]
Platforms and services
Regent has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[10]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Dysons operates three bus routes via Regent station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza[11]
- 553 : Preston – West Preston[12]
- 567 : to Northcote[13]
Gallery
- Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
- Southbound view of the station platforms, August 2024
- Southbound view of the station building on Platform 2 with fencing around the Myki readers, August 2024
- The station's northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
- ^ a b c "Regent". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Regent". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "System Sightings". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1970. p. 22.
- ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza via High Street". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "553 Preston - West Preston via Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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