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Dennis railway station

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Dennis station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, part of the Melbourne rail 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.[7]

LocationCain Avenue,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
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Dennis
Eastbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationCain Avenue,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineHurstbridge
Distance8.40 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking36
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDEN
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 February 1924; 102 years ago (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006284,850[1]
2006–2007302,277[1] Increase 6.11%
2007–2008331,731[1] Increase 9.74%
2008–2009350,707[2] Increase 5.72%
2009–2010356,668[2] Increase 1.69%
2010–2011381,523[2] Increase 6.97%
2011–2012351,263[2] Decrease 7.93%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014366,944[2] Increase 4.46%
2014–2015379,267[1] Increase 3.35%
2015–2016405,319[2] Increase 6.86%
2016–2017394,520[2] Decrease 2.66%
2017–2018314,554[2] Decrease 20.27%
2018–2019389,350[2] Increase 23.8%
2019–2020305,550[2] Decrease 21.52%
2020–2021118,700[2] Decrease 61.2%
2021–2022140,800[3] Increase 18.61%
2022–2023223,750[4] Increase 58.91%
2023–2024247,400[5] Increase 10.57%
2024–2025260,800[6] Increase 5.42%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Westgarth
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Fairfield
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Westgarth
1
2
Victoria Road
to Fairfield
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History

Opening on 4 February 1924, Dennis station is named after Northcote councillor William Dennis, a member of the council for over 40 years.[8][9]

In 1964, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Victoria Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[10][11]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[12]

Platforms and services

Dennis has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[13]

More information Platform, Line ...
Dennis platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Hurstbridge line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [14]
2  Hurstbridge line  Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services [14]
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Transport links

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

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