Preston railway station, Melbourne

Preston
PTV commuter rail station
The eastern facade of Preston station, August 2024
General information
LocationClinch Avenue,
Preston, Victoria 3072
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E / -37.7387; 145.0006
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance12.47 kilometres (7.75 mi) from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking254[1]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codePRE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt1973
5 September 2022 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesPreston-Murray Road (1889-1905)
Murray (1905-1909)
Passengers
2005–2006591,010[2]
2006–2007643,921[2]Increase 8.95%
2007–2008734,065[2]Increase 13.99%
2008–2009847,792[3]Increase 15.49%
2009–2010860,532[3]Increase 1.5%
2010–2011852,173[3]Decrease 0.97%
2011–2012800,022[3]Decrease 6.11%
2012–2013Not measured[3]
2013–2014859,243[3]Increase 7.4%
2014–2015825,977[2]Decrease 3.87%
2015–2016885,788[3]Increase 7.24%
2016–2017881,885[3]Decrease 0.44%
2017–2018901,943[3]Increase 2.27%
2018–2019862,540[3]Decrease 4.36%
2019–2020648,650[3]Decrease 24.79%
2020–2021317,300[3]Decrease 51.08%
2021–2022238,850[4]Decrease 24.72%
2022–2023398,450[5]Increase 66.82%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Bell Mernda line Regent
towards Mernda
Track layout
to Bell
1
2

Preston railway station is a commuter railway station located in the north-eastern suburb of Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[6] The station opened on 8 October 1889, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in May 2022 and the current elevated station provided in September 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project.[7] The station was renamed two times, which it initially opened as "Preston-Murray Road" upon its opening in 1889. It was renamed to "Murray" on 1 August 1905, then was given its current name of "Preston" on 1 December 1909.

Preston is an elevated premium station, consisting of a single island platform with two faces connected by a staircase, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms.[8]

The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Preston station is currently served by the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by four bus routes, it includes Dysons bus routes 552 and 553 and Ventura bus routes 903 and 527. The station is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) or around a 24-minute train ride to Flinders Street.[8]

  1. ^ "New Preston Station fact sheet". Victoria's Big Build. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  4. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  5. ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23[permanent dead link] Data Vic
  6. ^ "Preston Station". Metro Trains Melbourne. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Modern stations at Preston just weeks away". Victoria's Big Build. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Access Guide". Metro Trains Melbourne. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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