Preston railway station, Melbourne
Preston | |||||||||||
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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°ECoordinates: 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E | ||||||||||
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] | ||||||||||
Passengers (2010-2011) |
0.852 million[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers (2011-2012) |
0.800 million[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers (2012-2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers (2013-2014) |
0.859 million[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Mernda
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Preston station:
- 552: North East Reservoir – Northcote Shopping Plaza[5]
- 553: Preston – West Preston[6]
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Preston station:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Preston station:
References
- 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. )
- ↑ Preston Vicsig
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza timetable Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 553 Preston - West Preston timetable Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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