Regent railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code REG
Distance from
Flinders St
12.4 km
Lines Epping
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
Metlink profile Link
Metcard Zone 1+2 overlap

Regent is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Reservoir, on the Epping railway line. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap

Regent station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the northern end of the Regent Street level crossing and next to Robinson Road.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of side two platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building while platform 2 contains a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard is located at the entrance to platform 2.

Both platforms can be accessed via Robinson Road.

[edit] History

Regent station opened on Tuesday, October 8, 1889 as Preston - Regent Street. It was later renamed to Regent in 1905.