Preston railway station, Melbourne
Preston | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Clinch Avenue, Preston Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°ECoordinates: 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Morang | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.47 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 261 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | PRE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Preston railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Preston, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Murray Road. It was renamed Murray on 1 August 1905, and Preston, on 1 December 1909.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.[2]
Platforms & services
Preston has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates two routes via Preston station:
- 552: North East Reservoir – Northcote Shopping Plaza[4]
- 553: Preston – West Preston[5]
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Preston station:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Preston station:
References
- ↑ Preston Vicsig
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 552 North East Reservoir - Northcote Plaza timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 553 Preston - West Preston timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
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