Regent railway station

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Regent station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail 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]

LocationRobinson Road,
Reservoir, Victoria 3073
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
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Regent
Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationRobinson Road,
Reservoir, Victoria 3073
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineMernda
Distance13.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking159
Bicycle facilities6
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeREG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 136 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt1970
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesPreston-Regent Street (1889-1905)
Passengers
2005–2006369,324[1]
2006–2007403,278[1] Increase 9.19%
2007–2008480,572[1] Increase 19.16%
2008–2009540,046[2] Increase 12.37%
2009–2010551,073[2] Increase 2.04%
2010–2011523,090[2] Decrease 5.08%
2011–2012483,623[2] Decrease 7.54%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014449,704[2] Decrease 7.01%
2014–2015449,735[1] Increase 0.006%
2015–2016484,454[2] Increase 7.71%
2016–2017472,130[2] Decrease 2.54%
2017–2018485,409[2] Increase 2.81%
2018–2019490,050[2] Increase 0.95%
2019–2020399,650[2] Decrease 18.45%
2020–2021170,900[2] Decrease 57.2%
2021–2022176,100[3] Increase 3.04%
2022–2023323,850[4] Increase 83.9%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne 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
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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]

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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
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Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne 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 from Platform 2, May 2014
  • Southbound view of the station platforms, August 2024
    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
    Southbound view of the station building on Platform 2 with fencing around the Myki readers, August 2024
  • The northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024
    The northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024

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