Preston railway station, Melbourne

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Preston
PTV commuter rail station
Preston Northbound View Aug2015.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2015
LocationClinch Avenue,
Preston, Victoria 3072
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E / -37.7387; 145.0006Coordinates: 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E / -37.7387; 145.0006
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance12.47 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking261
Bicycle facilities4
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codePRE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889
Rebuilt1973
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous namesPreston-Murray Road (1889-1905)
Murray (1905-1909)
Passengers
2008-20090.848 million[1]
2009-20100.861 million[1] Increase 1.53%
2010-20110.852 million[1] Decrease 1.05%
2011-20120.800 million[1] Decrease 6.01%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.859 million[1] Decrease 7.38%
2014-2015Not measured[2]
2015-20160.886 million[2] Increase 3.14%
2016-20170.879 million[2] Decrease 0.79%
2017-20180.902 million[2] Increase 2.62%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Bell
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Regent
towards Mernda

Preston railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Preston, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Murray Road. It was renamed Murray on 1 August 1905, and renamed Preston on 1 December 1909.[3]

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Cramer Street and Murray Road level crossings, located in the Up and Down directions respectively, in 1967.[3]

The current station buildings were provided in 1973.[4]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[5]

On 30 November 2018, it was announced by the Level Crossing Removal Project that the Murray Road and Cramer Street level crossings would be removed by grade separation,[6][7][8] with the rail line to be raised over both roads.[9] Designs for the rebuilt station were released on 4 October 2020,[10] with major construction starting in February 2021.[11]

Platforms and services[]

Preston has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Dysons operates two routes via Preston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Shopping Plaza[13]
  •  553 : Preston – West Preston[14]

Kinetic Group operates one SmartBus route via Preston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Preston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
  2. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Preston Vicsig
  4. ^ "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1973. p. 34.
  5. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  6. ^ More level crossing removals on the way - Level Crossing Removal Project
  7. ^ Murray Road, Preston - Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. ^ "Cramer Street, Preston Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ^ Eight crossings set to go in the north - Level Crossing Removal Project
  10. ^ First look at new Bell and Preston stations - Level Crossing Removal Project
  11. ^ Full steam ahead at Preston - Level Crossing Removal Project
  12. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza via High Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "553 Preston - West Preston via Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "527 Gowrie - Northland via Murray Road". Public Transport Victoria.

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