Regent railway station is a

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way station on the

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, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of

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, in

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, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1970. Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905.

History

Named after nearby Regent Street, Regent station opened when the Inner Circle line was extended from

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. In 1967,

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s replaced hand gates at the Regent Street

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, located nearby in the up direction from the station. In 1970, the present station buildings were provided.

Platforms and services

Regent has two

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s and is served by

trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates three bus routes via Regent station, under contract to

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: * : North East Reservoir –

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* : Preston – West Preston * : to Northcote

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

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

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Mernda=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the City of Darebin