Preston railway station, Melbourne

Preston
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2015
Location Clinch Avenue, Preston
Australia
Coordinates 37°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 by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Mernda
Distance 12.47 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 261
Bicycle facilities 4
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code PRE
Fare zone Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 8 October 1889
Electrified Yes
Previous names Murray
Preston-Murray Road
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009) 0.848 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010) 0.861 million[1] Increase 1.53%
Passengers (2010-2011) 0.852 million[1] Decrease 1.05%
Passengers (2011-2012) 0.800 million[1] Decrease 6.01%
Passengers (2012-2013) Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014) 0.859 million[1] Decrease 7.38%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Mernda line
towards Mernda

Preston railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Preston, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Murray Road. It was renamed Murray on 1 August 1905, and Preston, on 1 December 1909.[2] It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.[3]

Platforms & services

Preston has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Preston station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Preston station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Preston station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. )
  2. ↑ Preston Vicsig
  3. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  4. ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. ↑ Route 552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza timetable Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  6. ↑ Route 553 Preston - West Preston timetable Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  7. ↑ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
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