Dennis railway station

Dennis
Eastbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
Location	Cain Avenue, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′45″S145°00′30″E / 37.7793°S 145.0083°E / -37.7793; 145.0083
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Hurstbridge
Distance	8.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	36
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	DEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 February 1924;101 years ago (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	284,850 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Westgarth towards Flinders Street		Hurstbridge line		Fairfield towards Eltham or Hurstbridge

Track layout
Legend to Westgarth 1 2 Victoria Road to Fairfield

Location

Dennis railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Dennis station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 4 February 1924, with the current station provided in 1979. ^[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

A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024

An X'Trapolis train on a Hurstbridge-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024

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

Current

Dennis platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Hurstbridge line	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Hurstbridge line	Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge	All stations and limited express services

Transport links

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

•  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus ^[11]
•  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre ^[12]

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
• 
  Station entrance signage to Platform 2,
  December 2019
• 
  Station building on Platform 1, October 2024
• 
  Station building and entrance to Platform 2, October 2024
• 
  The PSO box on Platform 1, October 2024

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. 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