Regent railway station
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.[4]
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°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 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1970 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Preston-Regent Street (1889-1905) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | 369,324[1] | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | 403,278[1] 9.19% | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | 480,572[1] 19.16% | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | 540,046[2] 12.37% | ||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 551,073[2] 2.04% | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | 523,090[2] 5.08% | ||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 483,623[2] 7.54% | ||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 449,704[2] 7.01% | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 449,735[1] 0.006% | ||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 484,454[2] 7.71% | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | 472,130[2] 2.54% | ||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | 485,409[2] 2.81% | ||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | 490,050[2] 0.95% | ||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | 399,650[2] 18.45% | ||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | 170,900[2] 57.2% | ||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | 176,100[3] 3.04% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History edit
Named after the locality and nearby Regent Street,[5] Regent station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.[4]
In 1967, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[6] In 1970, the present station buildings were provided.[7][8]
Platforms and services edit
Regent has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[9]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
Transport links edit
Dysons operates three bus routes via Regent station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza[10]
- 553 : Preston – West Preston[11]
- 567 : to Northcote[12]
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "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 edit
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au