Regent railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Regent

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Regent Southbound Platform 1, August 2024.jpg

| caption = Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024

| address = Robinson Road,
Reservoir, Victoria 3073

| borough = City of Darebin

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-37.7284|145.0029|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 13.61 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Mernda|croute}}

| other = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus

| structure = Ground

| platform = 2 side

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 2

| parking = 159

| bicycle = 6

| opened = {{start date and age|1889|10|08|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt = 1970

| electrified = July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)

| accessible = Yes

| code = REG

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| zone = Myki Zone 1/2 overlap

| status = Operational, host station

| former = Preston-Regent Street (1889-1905)

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

| pass_system =

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 369,324[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19] Department of Transport|pass_year = 2005–2006}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 403,278|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 9.19}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 480,572|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 19.16}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 540,046[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 12.37}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 551,073|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = 2.04}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 523,090|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = -5.08}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 483,623|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -7.54}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 449,704|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = -7.01}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 449,735|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = 0.006}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 484,454|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 7.71}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 472,130|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = -2.54}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 485,409|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = 2.81}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 490,050|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 0.95}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 399,650|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -18.45}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 170,900|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -57.2}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 176,100[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 3.04}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 323,850[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries/resource/cb8e940c-ea68-4a3d-803c-d8d7164c2d2d Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23] Data Vic|pass_year = 2022–2023|pass_percent = 83.90}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Mernda|left=Preston|right=Reservoir}}

| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1160 Public Transport Victoria]

| route_map = {{Routemap

|inline=1

|legend=track

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SKRZ-G2BUE\SKRZ-G2BUE~~ ~~ ~~{{small|Regent Street}}

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Regent|title=Regent|website=vicsig.net|access-date=4 February 2023}}

Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Regent|title=Regent|website=vicsig.net|access-date=4 February 2023}}

History

Named after nearby Regent Street,{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/regent|title=Regent|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=4 February 2023}} Regent station opened when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.

In 1967, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station.{{cite magazine |date=January 1990 |title=Level Crossing Protection |first=John |last=Sinnatt |magazine=Somersault |publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria |pages=9–17}} In 1970, the present station buildings were provided.{{cite magazine |date=October 1970 |title=System Sightings |magazine=Divisional Diary |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=22}}{{cite magazine |date=May 1972 |title=Way and Works |magazine=Divisional Diary |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=5}}

Platforms and services

File:Regent Platform 2 PID, August 2024.jpg on Platform 2 displaying a Mernda-bound service, August 2024]]

Regent has two side platforms and is served by Mernda line trains.{{cite PTV route|Mernda|mode=train}}

File:X'Trapolis 959M on a City bound service arrives at Regent, August 2024.jpg train bound for Flinders Street arrives at Platform 1, August 2024]]

Platform 1:

  • {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

  • {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}} all stations services to Mernda

Gallery

File:Regent Railway Station.jpg|Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2014

File:Regent Southbound Platforms, August 2024.jpg|Southbound view of the station platforms, August 2024

File:Regent station Platform 2 building and fencing, August 2024.jpg|Southbound view of the station building on Platform 2 with fencing around the Myki readers, August 2024

File:Regent northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024.jpg|The northern pedestrian railway crossing, August 2024

References

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