Regent railway station
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Regent | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Robinson Road, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 City of Darebin Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E / 37.7284°S 145.0029°ECoordinates: 37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E / 37.7284°S 145.0029°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.61 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 159 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | No—steep ramp | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Host Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | REG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (July 1921) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Preston-Regent Street (1889-1905) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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.[1]
Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction, in 1967.[1]
Platforms and services
Regent has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[2]
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 routes via Regent station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza[3]
- 553 : Preston – West Preston[4]
- 567 : to Northcote[5]
References
- ^ a b Regent Vicsig
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza via High Street". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "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
Categories:
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- Railway stations in Melbourne
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- Railway stations in the City of Darebin