Regent railway station

Regent
Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
Location	Robinson 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
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	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;136 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt	1970
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Preston-Regent Street (1889-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006	369,324 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Preston towards Flinders Street		Mernda line		Reservoir towards Mernda

Track layout
Legend to Preston Regent Street 1 2 to Reservoir

Location

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, and opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1970. ^[5]

Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905. ^[5]

History

Named after nearby Regent Street, ^[6] Regent station opened 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 from 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 has two side platforms and is served by Mernda line trains. ^[10]

An X'Trapolis train bound for Flinders Street arrives at Platform 1, August 2024

Current

Regent platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Mernda line	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Mernda line	Mernda	All stations

Transport links

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

•  552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza ^[11]
•  553 : Preston – West Preston ^[12]
•  567 : to Northcote ^[13]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
• 
  Southbound view of the station platforms, August 2024
• 
  Southbound view of the station building on Platform 2 with fencing around the Myki readers, August 2024
• 
  The northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 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. Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
5. "Regent". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
6. "Regent". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
7. Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
8. "System Sightings". Divisional Diary . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1970. p. 22.
9. "Way and Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). 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