Regent railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E / 37.7284°S 145.0029°E / -37.7284; 145.0029Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)MerndaDistance13.61 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking159Bicycle facilities6AccessibleYesOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeREGFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 October 1889; 134 years ago (1889-10-08)Rebuilt1970ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesPreston-Regent Street (1889-1905)Passengers2005–2006369,324[1]2006–2007403,278[1] Increase 9.19%2007–2008480,572[1] Increase 19.16%2008–2009540,046[2] Increase 12.37%2009–2010551,073[2] Increase 2.04%2010–2011523,090[2] Decrease 5.08%2011–2012483,623[2] Decrease 7.54%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014449,704[2] Decrease 7.01%2014–2015449,735[1] Increase 0.006%2015–2016484,454[2] Increase 7.71%2016–2017472,130[2] Decrease 2.54%2017–2018485,409[2] Increase 2.81%2018–2019490,050[2] Increase 0.95%2019–2020399,650[2] Decrease 18.45%2020–2021170,900[2] Decrease 57.2%2021–2022176,100[3] Increase 3.04%2022–2023323,850[4] Increase 83.9% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Preston Mernda line Reservoir
towards Mernda
Track layout
Legend
Regent Street
1
2
to Reservoir

Regent railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Regent Street. It was renamed 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:

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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  5. ^ a b "Regent". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Regent". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "System Sightings". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1970. p. 22.
  9. ^ "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1972. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza via High Street". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ "553 Preston - West Preston via Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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Mernda
V/Line services and stations
  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service