Regent railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Regent Street. It was renamed Regent on 1 August 1905.[1]

Regent
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Robinson Road, Reservoir, Victoria 3073 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°43′42″S 145°00′10″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	13.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	159
Bicycle facilities	6
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Host Station
Station code	REG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Preston-Regent Street (1889-1905)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Preston towards Flinders Street Mernda line Reservoir towards Mernda

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction, in 1967.[1]

Platforms and services

Regent has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[2]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

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

•  552 : North East Reservoir – Northcote Plaza[3]
•  553 : Preston – West Preston[4]
•  567 : to Northcote[5]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au