Regent railway station

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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.<ref name="vicsigregent">Template:Cite web</ref>

Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905.<ref name="vicsigregent">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Named after nearby Regent Street,<ref name="vpregent">Template:Cite web</ref> Regent station opened when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.<ref name=vicsigregent/>

In 1967, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station.<ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1970, the present station buildings were provided.<ref name="divisionaldiaryoct1970">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="divisionaldiarymay1972">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Platforms and services

Regent has two side platforms and is served by Mernda line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Mernda	All stations

Transport links

Dysons operates three bus routes via Regent station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Template:Color box: North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza<ref name="ptv552">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Color box: Preston – West Preston<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Northcote<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
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
The northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024