Regent railway station

Regent
PTV commuter rail station
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 / 37.7284°S 145.0029°E / -37.7284; 145.0029
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
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 (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
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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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]
  • 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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. ^ a b c "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.
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