Regent railway station

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Regent
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Regent Southbound Platform 1, August 2024.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationRobinson Road,
Reservoir, Victoria 3073
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates 37°43′42″S145°00′10″E / 37.7284°S 145.0029°E / -37.7284; 145.0029
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Mernda
Distance13.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking159
Bicycle facilities6
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeREG
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889;134 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt1970
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesPreston-Regent Street (1889-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006369,324 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Preston
towards Flinders Street
Mernda line Reservoir
towards Mernda
Track layout
Legend
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Preston
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Regent Street
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Reservoir

Regent railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Regent station is a ground-level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1970. [5]

Contents

Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of 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

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Mernda-bound service, August 2024 Regent Platform 2 PID, August 2024.jpg
A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Mernda-bound service, August 2024

Regent has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. [10]

An X'Trapolis train bound for Flinders Street arrives at Platform 1, August 2024 X'Trapolis 959M on a City bound service arrives at Regent, August 2024.jpg
An X'Trapolis train bound for Flinders Street arrives at Platform 1, August 2024

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates three bus routes via Regent station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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