Preston railway station, Melbourne

Preston

Northbound view from Platform 2 in February 2007
Location Clinch Avenue, Preston
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
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
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
South Morang line
Regent
toward South Morang

Preston railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Preston opening as Preston-Murray Road on 8 October 1889 being 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:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Preston station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Preston station:

References

  1. ↑ Preston Vicsig
  2. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society): page 310. October 1997.
  3. ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  4. ↑ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. ↑ Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria

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