Dennis railway station

Railway station in Victoria, Australia

37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E / 37.7793°S 145.0083°E / -37.7793; 145.0083Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)HurstbridgeDistance8.40 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking36AccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeDENFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened4 February 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02-04)Rebuilt1979ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006284,850[1]2006–2007302,277[1] Increase 6.11%2007–2008331,731[1] Increase 9.74%2008–2009350,707[2] Increase 5.72%2009–2010356,668[2] Increase 1.69%2010–2011381,523[2] Increase 6.97%2011–2012351,263[2] Decrease 7.93%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014366,944[2] Increase 4.46%2014–2015379,267[1] Increase 3.35%2015–2016405,319[2] Increase 6.86%2016–2017394,520[2] Decrease 2.66%2017–2018314,554[2] Decrease 20.27%2018–2019389,350[2] Increase 23.8%2019–2020305,550[2] Decrease 21.52%2020–2021118,700[2] Decrease 61.2%2021–2022140,800[3] Increase 18.61% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Westgarth Hurstbridge line Fairfield
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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Victoria Road

Dennis railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 4 February 1924.[4]

History

Opening on 4 February 1924, Dennis station is named after Northcote Councillor William Dennis, a member of the council for over 40 years.[5][6]

In 1964, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Victoria Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[7][8]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[9]

Platforms and services

Dennis has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Dennis station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Dennis". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Items of interest". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 28 December 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Victoria Road". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1979. p. 120.
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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