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Dennis railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 4 February 1924.[1]

Dennis
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Cain Avenue, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	8.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	36
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	DEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 February 1924; 98 years ago (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Westgarth towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Fairfield towards Hurstbridge

The station is named after Northcote Councillor William Dennis, a member of the council for over 40 years.[2]

In 1964, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Victoria Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[3]

The current station buildings were provided in 1979.[4]

Platforms and services

Dennis has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two routes via Dennis station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[6]
•  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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