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.[5]
Preston | |||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
![]() Entry to the rebuilt Preston station, with signs denoting the re-opening, in September 2022 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Clinch Avenue, Preston, Victoria 3072 City of Darebin Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
Distance | 12.47 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | 254 (unfinished)[1] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes—step free access | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Operational, Premium Station | ||||||||||
Station code | PRE | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1973 5 September 2022[2] (Level Crossing Removal Project) | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (July 1921) | ||||||||||
Previous names | Preston-Murray Road (1889-1905) Murray (1905-1909) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2008-2009 | 0.848 million[3] | ||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.861 million[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | 0.852 million[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | 0.800 million[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[3] | ||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.859 million[3] ![]() | ||||||||||
2014-2015 | Not measured[4] | ||||||||||
2015-2016 | 0.886 million[4] ![]() | ||||||||||
2016-2017 | 0.879 million[4] ![]() | ||||||||||
2017-2018 | 0.902 million[4] ![]() | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Cramer Street and Murray Road level crossings, which were located in the Up and Down directions respectively, in 1967.[5]
The former ground level station buildings were provided in 1973.[6]
It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[7]
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,[8][9][10] with the rail line to be raised over both roads.[11] Designs for the rebuilt station were released on 4 October 2020,[12] with major construction starting in February 2021.[13] The station closed from 30 May 2022 to allow demolition and construction of the new station, with the station re-opening on 5 September of that year.[2]
Preston has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[14]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Dysons operates two routes via Preston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Kinetic Melbourne 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:
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